Dreamy c. 1969 Hanae Mori Couture Printed Silk Chiffon Jumpsuit w Floor Length Angel Sleeves designer-donald-brooks Ties with the matching belt

Ties with the matching belt

The lightness of the silk there gives it a billowing effect when you move and walk that is stupendous

plus there are perhaps a dozen more that I just do not have the space to include

Underneath here is an attached silk organza underskirt that helps to hold the shape and fullness you see

The skirt is long and lean and is just the jersey with no elastic running through it

Dreamy c. 1969 Hanae Mori Couture Printed Silk Chiffon Jumpsuit w Floor Length Angel Sleeves designer-donald-brooks Ties with the matching beltHanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional. Hanae Mori excelled at these beautiful prints that combined nature and elements of her homeland. This is a stunning jumpsuit and when I find pieces like this one that is such a stunningly beautify example