1960s Silk Chiffon Tiered Dress w Capelet designer-bill-tice The fabric choice gives it

The fabric choice gives it a bit of extra structure allowing it to not only move well and wear well

Love everything about it

carefully tucked bodice and softly pleated skirt

Made from a light weight polished silky rayon screened in shades of dusty pinks with pale blues mixed in to create the feel of a lovely watercolor of flowers

rare example of 1920s day wear that is so romantic and modern in feel still almost 100 year later

1960s Silk Chiffon Tiered Dress w Capelet designer-bill-tice The fabric choice gives itThis 1960s silk chiffon goddess dress is by a high end Toronto designer Ruth Dukas who did custom pieces for the jet set. One of her gowns currently resides as part of the permanent archives of the Royal Ontario Museum. This lovely dress is constructed of layers of bright pink silk chiffon that cascades in ties from the waist to hem. The waist is heavily beaded with a pink and silver floral design and the bodice is kept simple and sleeveless. It has