c1966 Black Silk Emilio Pucci Plunged Jumpsuit designer-bonwit-teller 5" from neck to hem

5" from neck to hem

That combined with the glossy black of the beads and sequins is amazing

Sleeves from dropped shoulder seam: 13"

It has that classic 1980s over-sized feel which is once again the rage

Reference Photo: Photographed for creative purposes by Nikki Ormerod

c1966 Black Silk Emilio Pucci Plunged Jumpsuit designer-bonwit-teller 5" from neck to hemEmilio Pucci did not always design pieces in his signature prints. Every once in a while he would throw in a solid color or metallic, less so as time passed and his prints become his bread and butter, but in the earlier days you did see solid colored garments. This one is a version of the documented 1966 jumpsuit found on page 324 of the book "Pucci" published by Taschen. The book version was done in a metallic fabric but here we see him play with two