Rare 1970s Coral Silk Chiffon Stavropoulos Dress & Capelet designer-ruben-panis The knit is a nice

The knit is a nice weight - it's not heavy - you could easily wear this on a cooler summer evening and then again in the fall with fantastic boots

rounded neck and long sleeves and then that beautiful drape of fabric that makes up the skirt

This one is a delicious combination of vivid turquoise on inky black backdrop with pops of silvered grey and white

The lace appears to be handmade and the sequins and huge jet beads are all hand applied

Give it a twirl and they fly around you fantastically

Rare 1970s Coral Silk Chiffon Stavropoulos Dress & Capelet designer-ruben-panis The knit is a niceGeorge Stavropoulos was an amazing designer and to find his early work is already fabulous but to find a piece done at this level is just a treat. This gown is really museum worthy. His clients, who included Elizabeth Taylor and opera singer Maria Calla, adored and cherished him for his ability to create stunning evening wear. His hallmark pieces were simple but with a masters attention to cut. He shunned overt ornamentation and instead focused on cut