#6931 $800 Reserved
Pucci silk jersey dress, 1960s
Marchese Emilio Pucci, the debonair Italian count, was known for brilliant colors, supple fabrics, and dramatic prints. The most fashionable women of the times wore couture Pucci. He led the post-war emergence of the casual chic style, "jet-set" subdivision.
The exuberant, upbeat dress is an exemplar of vintage Pucci. The bold print catches the eye; the soft silk jersey molds to the figure, keeping the focus on your body. The partial sleeves (open under the arms) are cool and comfortable on a hot day. The dress closes on the side with a hand-stitched metal zipper. The dress is signed Emilio throughout.
Pucci showed how little is needed to pull off a successful seduction. From his start with a ski collection, the no-account Florentine Count Pucci found easy success with simply shaped clothes in graphic patterns.
There was nothing to complicate the process of putting on his clothes (and taking them off). He instinctively knew what more technically gifted designers have yet to understand: there are few sounds with quite the frisson as that of a zipper being undone.
The condition is almost excellent. In front is a faint stain that gets lost in the busy print. I do not consider the stain a wearable problem.
The size is marked 10.
It measures: 36" bust, 30" waist, 40" hip, and 40" from shoulder to hem.
