1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark From the S/S 2002 collection

From the S/S 2002 collection this amazing skirt was shown on the runway in both the white and a taupe version

Cut to follow an hourglass figure it skims over the bust

The bodice is all sex appeal and Hollywood starlet with a deep plunge and seaming to create the illusion of a larger bust

5" from top of shoulder to hem

1970s Jean Muir Jersey Maxi w Ties designer-ossie-clark From the S/S 2002 collectionExceptional Jean Muir dress made form yards and yards of inky black fine jersey that drapes and moves like nothing else. I often feel that Muir is one of the most overlooked designers that really made truly beautiful and outstanding pieces. And I think that is the case because she continually used a fairly basic palette and always kept to that sleek, forties inspired silhouette. Her line later was mass marketed and diffused beyond recognition so that