Evening Gowns, 1973

My love affair with the 70s continues.  Today, evening gowns from 1973.  Which one makes your heart beat a bit faster?

Lew Prince for Aldrich silk floral

Gina Fratini

Jean Muir

Galitzine

John Bates for Jean Varon

Bill Gibb

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Fairytail Fashion

Bill Gibb: "Miles of untouched forest hand-printed onto silk... rich fabrics with richer decorations-marbled, hand-painted, feathered, piped...flower-faced beauty", is how one editorial described one of Bill Gibb's dresses. Gibb drew inspiration from historical costumes of the Renaissance. His work was whimsical and just pure magic.

"British designers are story tellers, fairytale tellers, dreamers, and I think this was really the essence of the romance behind Bill Gibb."

-John Galliano
















































(All Images scanned by me from Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy; V&A)

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