Gorgeous 1960s James Galanos Meticulously Pleated Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Elaborate Belt designer-estevez The dress is made from

The dress is made from one of Alaia's iconic black stretch knits

Fully lined in a nude silk chiffon and slips over the head to wear

It is meant to be loose and easy everywhere and then just caught up at the waist with the attached ties

'Welcome to my jungle' said Olivier Rousteing to Vogue that season and went on to say that this was his most personal collection ever

The label on this dress gives us a date range of 1953 to 1966 and I suspect this piece was designed somewhere during the turn of 1960

Gorgeous 1960s James Galanos Meticulously Pleated Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Elaborate Belt designer-estevez The dress is made fromThis is a spectacular example of Galanos and the evening dresses that he did so very well. James Galanos launched Galanos Originals in 1951. He was only 27 years old. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award. By 1958 he was producing clothing that could range in price from $200 to $3000, an astronomical price for ready to wear for that time period. When you covert to modern dollars the top end figure would be about $31,000 today.