c.1971 John Kloss Deep Front Plunge Black Jersey Lingerie Dress designer-claude-montana Onto the front of the

Onto the front of the bodice that has a shoulder strap is an elaborate and beautiful hand applied bird of paradise made entirely of sparkly rhinestones

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I love the crispness of the white against the blue too

Two large medallions of cording are also set under each point of the collar

If you pop that number into a historical values calculator and use a rough date of 1966 you get an approx current value of just under $10

c.1971 John Kloss Deep Front Plunge Black Jersey Lingerie Dress designer-claude-montana Onto the front of theThis is one of my favorite John Kloss pieces I have ever had on the shop. I have actually worn this one a few times over the years and have never not gotten a zillion compliments. The vast majority of John Kloss pieces that one finds are usually too thin or too sheer to wear as proper dress, but every once in a while you find a fabulous little exceptions like this one. John Kloss was a contemporary of Ossie Clark and I love how you can see that same