1970s Adele Simpson Coral & Gold Lurex Dress designer-janice-wainwright Except for the sleeves it

Except for the sleeves it is fully lined in a black rayon and has a fully zip at the back and a partial zip at the front

The bodice is kept simple with a V scoop neck and pretty detailing at the collar that picks up the checked work at the front and back

The bodice is lined in pale yellow tissue silk and the skirt has a layer of tulle that sits between the inner silk lining and the yellow silk of the exterior

A piece to be revered and treated like the treasure it is

Screened with one of his iconic floral prints screened onto a scarf weight silk

1970s Adele Simpson Coral & Gold Lurex Dress designer-janice-wainwright Except for the sleeves itThis Adele Simpson dress is a beauty. and the photographs do not do it justice for how it looks in real life. In person the entire dress glitters and glimmers in the light. The fabric is a light weight knit whose color is a deep coral that has a fabulous gold lurex thread woven through the entire surface of the dress. The combination of gold and coral is striking and will work on most skin tones very well. To offset that glittering gold the lines are