c.1969 Ossie Clark Black Moss Crepe Dress w Bishop Sleeves, Button Front & Dog Ear Collar designer-koos Sleeves:25

Sleeves:25

Hand placed through and around these are sequins and pearl finished beads

Top band above bust: to 17" flat across from seam to seam

The base is a cream knit that I suspect is part cashmere and the overall sequin work is done in the same hued cream sequins with a touch if iridescence

c.1969 Ossie Clark Black Moss Crepe Dress w Bishop Sleeves, Button Front & Dog Ear Collar designer-koos Sleeves:25In 1968 Ossie Clark was designing his own couture line and also designing pieces for Alice Pollock for her Quorum Boutique. The Radley company approached Alice to find out of she could convince Ossie to design a top of the market collection that they would produce and sell to various boutiques and department stores. Dresses like this were the result of that collaboration. Even with this early version of 'ready to wear' the pieces that were made were