Important Fall 1972 Bill Gibb Debut Collection Brown Leather 'Bee' Jacket The 1950s Length: 25" from mid back

Length: 25" from mid back at the neck to bottom of the jacket hem

It is clearly more of a fun

The fabric is feather light and so fine that when you stand still it falls in a column but then

' The twin of this dress in a dark burgundy was shown for Look 12 in the show

The silk of the outer bodice is laid over the inner corset so that it softly drapes around you

Important Fall 1972 Bill Gibb Debut Collection Brown Leather 'Bee' Jacket The 1950s Length: 25" from mid backThis jacket is from the debut solo collection of Bill Gibb for the Fall 1972. In the book, Bill Gibb: Fashion and Fantasy, they note that the theme of the collection was the natural world and you can see that in this suit. The book quotes fashion journalist, Suzy Menkes saying that "this is Bill Gibbs great day for the first time showing a collection all his own. It marks the beginning of his career as a designer of the jet set." Twiggy said to Gibbs