Rare, Early 1970s LaVetta Silk Scarf Caftan Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent Made from a beautifully printed

Made from a beautifully printed fluid jersey that drapes and moves fabulously

Rarely do you see a piece so heavily encrusted with appliques as this piece

The jacket has a piped tie at the neck and each cuff closes with a fabric covered snap

It is covered entirely in pink and purpler sequins so that the entire gown gleams and glistens in the light and the effect is quite startling and beautiful

Skirt: 40" from the bottom of the beaded waist band to the bottom hem

Rare, Early 1970s LaVetta Silk Scarf Caftan Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent Made from a beautifully printedIn 1979 LaVetta was featured in Ebony magazine (click here to see it on our blog) and in that article she says "We're known for the dramatic drop dead entrance". Dresses cost upwards to $10,000 when they were produced, which was a remarkable price tag in 1979. At the time she was "the only black person designing and marketing her own line" according to that Ebony article. She traveled to Italy and the Orient for silks twice and year and you can see