Museum Held 1975 Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture One Shoulder Silk Dress w Matching Cape designer-maurice The jacket has a single

The jacket has a single button at the front to close

Hand placed zipper and the lining is finished by hand as well

It is so soft and warm and cut to be over-sized and thrown on in that absolute rich jet -set casual kind of way

Four full layers of this silk has been hand cut and placed inside the sleeves so that when you move you get this remarkable effect that combines color

Museum Held 1975 Hubert de Givenchy Haute Couture One Shoulder Silk Dress w Matching Cape designer-maurice The jacket has a singleThe twin of this dress is held in the permanent archives of The Metropolitan Museum. It would not surprise me to find out that these were the only two samples of this dress in existence. True Haute Couture pieces were never produced in any significant quantities. The dress is as wearable now as it was when first made and feels very modern. It is entirely finished by hand and is from the time period when the house was run by Hubert de Givenchy himself.