1974 "Spinifix Landscape" Print Zandra Rhodes Caftan designer-pauline-trigere The fabric is a silk

The fabric is a silk jersey and does have some stretch

The skirt is surprisingly full and the silk used drapes beautifully

A panel drapes over the body and is secured at the shoulder with a panel of fabric draping down the back

I particularly love the under sleeve

1974 "Spinifix Landscape" Print Zandra Rhodes Caftan designer-pauline-trigere The fabric is a silkThe print on this lovely cotton caftan gown was inspired by Zandra's 1971 trip to Australia. In the book "The Art of Zandra Rhodes:" she says of this design: (it is ) a simplification of the original pin cushion shapes of the tufts of desert grass translated into a very tight geometric manner. I created a sort of landscape out of the tufts then added sky and border lines from similar wiggle lines inherited from "Wiggle and Check"." Most of this