Iconic 1972 LaVetta Multi Scarf Printed Silk Caftan Dress w Wide Sleeves XS (0-4) Waist: 14" flat across from

Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam

The jacket has two buttons at the front and three on each cuff

They soon became his signature and an integral part of his brand

Backed in a silk satin with straps that you slip your arms through and a hook and eye at each point

The dress is suspended from the shoulders  from two skinny little straps made from the same fabric

Iconic 1972 LaVetta Multi Scarf Printed Silk Caftan Dress w Wide Sleeves XS (0-4) Waist: 14" flat across fromThis is a rare dress by the designer LaVetta who at the time was noted for being "the only black person designing and marketing her own line" according to a 1979 Ebony article. They also noted that her dresses were over $10,000 in 1979 which was a remarkable number for any designer at that time period. Legend has it that it was the scarf dress that relaunched her business after the heyday of the sixties and Hollywood glamour had ended. Her initial