1960s Trompe L'oeil Beaded Bag Dress & Matching Coat designer-oleg-cassini From the 1987 collection "Secrets

From the 1987 collection "Secrets of the Nile" is this beautiful gown that is a combination of silk organza that has been hand painted

I have not added any crinolines to the skirt though you could to make it even more exaggerated a shape

Fabulous little seventies print top that plays into the gender bending androgynous trend at the time with its skinny men's feel cut

5" from shoulder to bottom of gathers under the bust

1960s Trompe L'oeil Beaded Bag Dress & Matching Coat designer-oleg-cassini From the 1987 collection "SecretsI have had a version of this dress before but never one that still retained with it its matching coat. It is really a rare and unusual set that has a witty trompe l'oiel handbag made of bead work and faux pearls on the dress. Made to appear as if a beaded evening bag sits over the shoulder and down the side, the entire design is completely hand beaded onto the dress. A ring of beads also circle each cuff. On the coat, the neckline also is encircled in