Incredible 1970s Mollie Parnis Ivory Silk Moire Halter Dress w Matching Feather Trim Jacket designer-marni The dress buckles behind the

The dress buckles behind the neck and drops in a wide swoop from there

At the back it has a large curved cut out that leaves you entire back bare and exposed

This anchor all the various parts of the design and give a pop of contrast to the the starkness of the red

It looks virtually unworn otherwise

This leaves the back fairly bare

Incredible 1970s Mollie Parnis Ivory Silk Moire Halter Dress w Matching Feather Trim Jacket designer-marni The dress buckles behind theMollie Parnis is one of my favorite American designers. She was known for having dressed numerous first ladies and her dresses regularly appeared in Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. She started a label with her husband in 1933 called Parnis Livingston Inc. and she quickly became know for her quality, fit and use of very good fabrics. She had a particular talent in dressing woman of every age and designed pieces that suited her older clients in