1960s Richard Tam Jon Mandl Unusual Brocade Print Dress designer-emma-domb F/W 2014 (Look 37)

F/W 2014 (Look 37)

The deep garnet color is amazing and flattering to most skin tones

This is from the infamous Rive Gauche Russian collection from the Fall/Winter of 1976-1977 and these are rare and hard to find

There is a space in the waist for a tie to loop through and around but the tie is long gone - you could easily loop one back through if you wished

Measurements given are the the comfortable range of stretch lying flat but it is very accommodating because of the fabric

1960s Richard Tam Jon Mandl Unusual Brocade Print Dress designer-emma-domb F/W 2014 (Look 37)This fabulous dress is from Richard Tam, a San Fransisco based designer who ran his own West Coast couture house for seven years, making clothing in luxurious crepes, silks and chiffon for women like Ethel Kennedy, Dinah Shore, Polly Bergen and Lena Horne. His first collection was for Spring 1965. Pieces from him are held in the San Fransisco Fine Arts Museum and while he did not design long, his pieces had a real flare to them. This dress for example