Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress designer-jacques-heim This gown combines black and

This gown combines black and gold stripes and he uses two different fabrics to create a beautiful contrast in texture

Constructed form a light silky rayon is is also very sexy and of pin-up worthy status with its elastic neckline that will allow the wearer to wear it as high up or off the shoulders as you wish

The bodice skims over the upper body and the back has that wonderful row of tiny buttons

It is a wonderful example of printed cotton form the forties and would have been a little day dress topper for around the house

It is absolutely gorgeous in person - better even then the photos portray

Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress designer-jacques-heim This gown combines black andThe Philadelphia Museum of Art recently hosted an exhibit of the work of Patrick Kelly. The show notes state: "I want my clothes to make you smilethat was the goal of late African American designer Patrick Kelly in creating his bold, bright, and joyful creations. Kelly achieved this on the streets, nightclubs, and runways of New York, Paris, and beyond in the heady, inventive, and often subversive urban milieu of the 1980s. Kellys work pushed racial