1980s Emanual Ungaro Bright Purple & Blue Printed Silk Top designer-pauline-trigere This is from the special

This is from the special and limited collection from the 2005 produced specifically for the 2005 Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles: Retrospective of Zandra Rhodes work that was shown at the Fashion and Textile Museum

The skirt wraps closes and is a single spectacular piece of silk that is finished and piped at its edges

The fabric has some give to it

Photos by Keziban Barry

1980s Emanual Ungaro Bright Purple & Blue Printed Silk Top designer-pauline-trigere This is from the specialI just love the print that covers the surface of this wonderful Ungaro top. Its bright and cheerful with a purple, yellow and red print on a blue backdrop. It is made from a scarf weight silk that holds that bright color beautifully. The sleeves are wonderful and each is cut with a slight fullness above the cuffs. They are inset into the shoulder with gathers so are a touch fuller at the top. The body of the top is cut loose and easy as it falls from