Green Crepe Gown, 1979

When the fashion industry returned to more flowing garments cut on the bias in the early 1970s, Charles Kleibacker had been working with this complex technique for more than a decade and was thus able to garner a discerning clientele, as with this celadon green silk crepe dress from 1979.

Mannequin displaying a floor-length green crepe gown with thin shoulder straps and a low open back, shown in side profile against a dark background.
Photograph courtesy of the Kent State University Museum
Mannequin displaying a floor-length green crepe gown with thin shoulder straps and a low open back, shown in side profile against a dark background.