1971 Documented Jean Muir Gown designer-chanel Throw it on for day

Throw it on for day with flats or wear sky high heels at night - it is a fabulous versatile piece

This fabulous little set has a old Holt Renfrew label and sadly no other

painted metal zipper with hook and eye at the neck

There were two nicks in the knit along the top of the collar at the back and I put a stitch in each to secure

Note that the skirt has been let out and there is faint seam lines on both sides of the hip

1971 Documented Jean Muir Gown designer-chanel Throw it on for day"In August 1971 Vogue magazine illustrated six designs from Jean Muir's latest collection, including this classic dress. The description ran: 'isn't it romantic? tucked or gathered bodices springing great or greater sleeves'. With its top stitching, carefully tucked bodice and softly pleated skirt, the fluid dress characterizes the designer's meticulous attention to the dictates of cloth and methods of construction." That is the description given for