Museum Held 1971 John Kloss Beaded "Black Swan" Dress mao-hide Length: 40" from top of

Length: 40" from top of shoulder to hem

The bodice is two layers of the nude chiffon and the skirt is lined in a black silky taffeta rayon

they are each insanely wide

Length: approx 40" from neck to hem

Museum Held 1971 John Kloss Beaded "Black Swan" Dress mao-hide Length: 40" from top ofThe near twin of this dress is held at The Metropolitan Museum which enables us to exactly date it. The difference between the one in The Met's collection and this one is that this one is opaque top to bottom so even though it would have originally been intended as lingerie piece you can easily wear it out as a dress now. I also have found a photo of the exact twin of the dress from the December issue of Vogue that year. The vast majority of John