Fall 1975 John Anthony Couture Runway Sample Dress W Black Hand Beading Demi-Couture It is made of a

It is made of a black velvet and detailed with heavy gold and black silk cording that edges the neckline and the outer edge of the velvet

It buttons all the way down the front to the second tier of smocking detail

A hook brings the two straps together at the back

He did turn to the archives but the interpretations were solely his viewpoint and done with his signature street

It was new with tags so was not cleaned and I am sure these will come out for be so faint it won't matter

Fall 1975 John Anthony Couture Runway Sample Dress W Black Hand Beading Demi-Couture It is made of aThis is the actual runway sample from the Fall 1975 collection and you can see how fantastic it is on the body by the reference photo we found. Like the ivory coloured one already in the shop, the bead work on this dress was done by hand by Madame Gandini, who did beading for many of the Couture houses of the day. John's business is all done on a made to order basis. That means the majority of pieces you will find are a one off, or if there are