1980s Upcycled 1940s Renee Lewis Couture Hand Gold Embroidered Black Silk Crepe Top designer-maurice These were THE thing to

These were THE thing to own in the 1970's - no one had seen this fabric before and they were all the rage

The pants continue that forties feel and are cut very wide with a full 60" circumference at the hem of each leg

The shoulder straps tie and are adjustable

weights encased in silk near the back zipper so it falls just so - all perfectly and meticulously done

1980s Upcycled 1940s Renee Lewis Couture Hand Gold Embroidered Black Silk Crepe Top designer-maurice These were THE thing toRene Lewis is a NYC diamond jewelry designer who uses antique materials worked into modern pieces. In the late 1980s and early 1990s she did a limited clothing line that reworked vintage pieces into contemporary shapes and silhouettes. This is one of those pieces and the fabric would have originated from the 1940s. She tweaked the shape perhaps or maybe this was originally a damaged dress that she converted into a top. It is made out of a black crepe