1960s Silver Thread Embroidered Pink Adonis Caftan designer-janice-wainwright Onto this is an embroidered

Onto this is an embroidered and fused design of beautiful butterflies that fly across the surface

There is a stitch here and there where breaks to the lace happened and some sections where there are multiple vertical splits to the lace

The tunic is amazing - it literally slips over the head and the sides are left completely open with double ties set on each side

This piece predates this when he was running his own couture house out of California

The lace work runs around the hem† and through the panels that are intersected by silk netting and the embroidery work is stunning - its 3D in some places with a raised pattern created

1960s Silver Thread Embroidered Pink Adonis Caftan designer-janice-wainwright Onto this is an embroideredWhat a gorgeous vintage caftan and in a hard to find bright pink that has a wonderful heavy silver metallic thread design embroidered onto it. The caftan is cut long and is of mid weight light that really allows it to hold that columnar shape. I love the dramatic and extensive panels of embroidery work that runs all the way down the front and across the upper back. Additionally all the edges near the seams have silver derailing. It is also picked up