Late 1960s Malcolm Starr Butterfly Embroidered Collar Pale Pink Silk Shift Dress & Jacket Set Sold near impossible to work with

near impossible to work with

The neckline is cut high and the entire bodice is detailed by an antique silk brocade panel

It is perfect shade of a pretty purple

Below that defined waist band the skirt swings out on a soft

Late 1960s Malcolm Starr Butterfly Embroidered Collar Pale Pink Silk Shift Dress & Jacket Set Sold near impossible to work withThis beautiful dress and jacket set by Malcolm Starr is a pretty choice for spring. It was designed by Elinor Simmons, who was a young designer that Malcolm brought in to the company to design a higher end line for him in 1965. She eventually left in 1972 which giving us a window within to date this set. Everything about this dress suggest the late 1960s to me. Both the dress & jacket have been made out of a heavier silk finished in the palest pink.