1968 Giorgio Sant'Angelo Purple Applique Velvet Dress w Wood Bead Fringe designer-norman-norell white and blue is as

white and blue is as classic as you can ask for

The top piece buttons to close and there are buttons under each arm along the seam with a corresponding loop along the hem

All of the edges have the lace peaking over the inner seam work so you can see the scalloped edges

The skirt has miles of fabric and is supermodel length

Each sleeve has hidden snaps at the wrist

1968 Giorgio Sant'Angelo Purple Applique Velvet Dress w Wood Bead Fringe designer-norman-norell white and blue is asWhen doing the research to date this lovely dress, I found two references to pieces where Sant'Angelo used the same wood bead fringe that this dress has to finish an edging. One on a jacket photoed on Verushka for Vogue and the other edging a vest that is held in the permanent archives of the Metropolitan Museum. Both were dated to 1968. I found no other images where he used that wood fringing so am confident that this was something particular to that