Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Heavy Linen Sculptural Dress designer-sonia-rykiel Panels go around the hip

Panels go around the hip and tie at the front - all done in a way to accentuate and add to a woman's curve

The bodice is fitted strapless with light boning to hold it perfectly in place

There is a couple of small areas of discoloration to the inner lining of the jacket that do not show on the exterior

high neck and long sleeves

Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Heavy Linen Sculptural Dress designer-sonia-rykiel Panels go around the hipWhen I look for Pauline Trigere's work I am often drawn to the more flowing silk pieces that she did in the early to mid seventies. However, when I saw this wonderful dress whose label dates it more towards the end of that era, and perhaps into the earlier eighties, I had to have it for the shop. Trigere was known as a master cutter and she kept her business small the entire time it was open from the 1940s to the early 2000s. She ran the business