1980s Koos Couture Red Bead & Black Sequin on Silk Net Dress designer-malcolm-starr Closes with the zipper at

Closes with the zipper at the side

I love the bold pockets that sits on each front hip

Bodice: 16" from shoulder strap to waist

This is the Radley version of the famous cut out dress by Ossie Clark

This is a wonderful cotton voile flapper day dress

1980s Koos Couture Red Bead & Black Sequin on Silk Net Dress designer-malcolm-starr Closes with the zipper atKoos Van den Akker started his career as an apprenticeship with Christian Dior in the late 1950s. This early exposure to Haute Couture shows in pieces like this. This particular dress is exceptional and a real testament to his beginnings in the world of couture. He was a designer that started from the fabric, allowing it to influence the final design. Here he uses the semi transparency of the beads on a fine netted lace to shape and mold the body