1970s Malcolm Starr Gold Thread Caftan Dress designer-todd-oldham The top panel of silk

The top panel of silk floats over the inner silk dress

Wonderful and in excellent condition

And then you shrug it off and this startlingly pure-lined

Hips: 21-23" flat across from side seam to side seam

The skirt seems to lie and be fairly straight but it is really quite full so if you do a twirl aka Studio 54 style you will be quite exposed

1970s Malcolm Starr Gold Thread Caftan Dress designer-todd-oldham The top panel of silkVery chic and easy to wear dress with a definitive caftan influence despite its shorter cut. The fabric is absolutely lovely it is a black silk chiffon with a gold stripe running through it. What is remarkable it that the entire upper portion of the dress has been formed into vertical, flat knife pleats and this is done so that each pleat's edge falls exactly along the edge of the striping. It is all so perfectly lined up that you don't even really