Prettiest 1970s Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Deep Red Floral Pattern Silk Skirt w Pockets z-archive-1920s If you leave the buttons

If you leave the buttons at the back buttoned it creates an almost hobble skirt effect with that panel peeking out from under and if you leave the buttons open at the back then that panel has tremendous movement as you walk

The cut is kept refined and simple to off set the showiness of the front bodice and the overall result is richness and formality

The silhouette lies somewhere between a swing coat and  smocked tent coat

From the iconic 2002 Mombasa collection by Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent I present this stunning silk corset top

a new vision of black America that was the hallmark of Ebony and Jet magazines

Prettiest 1970s Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Deep Red Floral Pattern Silk Skirt w Pockets z-archive-1920s If you leave the buttonsThis wonderful skirt is from the Nina Ricci Boutique ready to wear line. The Ricci atelier was launched in Paris in 1932, with Nina retiring from designing in the early 1950s. Jules Francois Crahay then headed the design team until he left for Lanvin in 1963. Gerard Pipart took over from Crahay and stayed on with Ricci until 1998. This skirt is just the prettiest example of the sweetness the house could do in terms of design. It is exceptionally easy