Museum Held 1960s Beene Bazaar Patchwork Dress designer-maurice Reference Photo: Amanda Lee Shirreffs

Reference Photo: Amanda Lee Shirreffs (see the complete blog post on this look here)

Char made these pieces

a mere 2 years before he dies

The back is laced with a corset type finish so if left ties loosely it shows a hint of skin

5" from the waist to the bottom of the hem

Museum Held 1960s Beene Bazaar Patchwork Dress designer-maurice Reference Photo: Amanda Lee ShirreffsWe spotted the twin of this dress in the twitter feed of Lacy Schutz showing the dress from the archives of The Museum of the City of New York (see that here). From his very first label, this dress has a certain air of youth and experimentation then did his later work. It is made out of a heavy cotton and there is literally yards of fabric in the dress. The fabric is printed with a colourful, vibrant patchwork design and this contrasts perfectly with