1980s Fine Geoffrey Beene Iridescent Lace Dress designer-guy-laroche Note the color is best

Note the color is best shown in the close ups

The bodice drapes out from gathered shoulders in two halter style panels on both the front and the back

Over this is a classic little jacket that does up with hidden closures so the effect is very lady-like and polished

The pants are flat fronted and fully lined with a defined waist

Its the only one I have ever come across in this amazing color combination and most are just not truly a great candidate to cross over into regular wear - this one is

1980s Fine Geoffrey Beene Iridescent Lace Dress designer-guy-laroche Note the color is bestThis dress is just divine. Really one of the best cocktail dresses from this period I have had. The workmanship is very fine and it is surprisingly light weight it is made of a fine, fine metallic lace and lined in nothing but a nude colored silk so it feels like air once on. The lace that makes up the exterior is beautiful it is a fine chocolate colored lace, whose threads have been treated or coated with an iridescent metallic sheen that in the