1970s Black Pink Floral Maxi-Dress with Caped Top and Pink Trim Novelty_Brooch particularly for a gown of

particularly for a gown of such intricate embellishment and may never have been worn

There is a flattering scoop-neck and curved back

Jack Bryan manufactured well made evening dresses for the very best US department stores and his Los Angeles boutique from the 1960s to the mid-1980s

Tailored from black silk satin

1970s Black Pink Floral Maxi-Dress with Caped Top and Pink Trim Novelty_Brooch particularly for a gown ofThis romantic maxi dress dates to around 1975 and, although it has no surviving labels, we rather suspect it is by Susan Small. The quality is simply sublime and the design is highly characteristic of the house, whose head designer, Maureen Baker, created Princess Anne's wedding dress for her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips in 1973. The original owner purchased the dress from Harrods for a society event, and we have included a contemporary editorial