1980s Geoffrey Beene Cheline & Handpainted Set designer-suzy-perette I have put a crinoline

I have put a crinoline under it so you can see the fullness

Fully lined with a silky blue rayon

It is constructed from a textured tangerine silk and is as minimal and perfect as you could wish for

This is a very rare piece that is extremely hard to find Couture Pierre Balmain piece

1980s Geoffrey Beene Cheline & Handpainted Set designer-suzy-perette I have put a crinolineFabulous Geoffrey Beene Set that is a testament ot what can be achieved with the choice of fabric! It looks like it should be heavy but the set is shockingly light in weight. The chenille used in a very fine and light almost more like a silk velvet but with the texture of chenille. The silk taffeta used with it is also very fine grade and it has been hand painted with gold, has voided squares of applied velvet and a crumpled texture deliberately