1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark This was a classic silhouette

This was a classic silhouette that he used through the years

Light boning on each side of the bodice

Simple in that it is basic black and used two fabrics - one a textured silk taffeta and the other that inky black cotton velvet

Amazing and very rare set done in collaboration between Neil Bieff and Artist Arturo Herrera

The bodice is all sex appeal and Hollywood starlet with a deep plunge and seaming to create the illusion of a larger bust

1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark This was a classic silhouetteExceptional Jean Muir dress made form yards and yards of inky black fine jersey that drapes and moves like nothing else. I often feel that Muir is one of the most overlooked designers that really made truly beautiful and outstanding pieces. And I think that is the case because she continually used a fairly basic palette and always kept to that sleek, forties inspired silhouette. Her line later was mass marketed and diffused beyond recognition so that