To me, there's nothing better than wearing a one of a kind piece, whether it's custom or vintage couture. Every once in awhile, I get inspired to pull out my creative gene and use my skills to bring my creative vision to reality. I was inspired to create a dress with a high neck in the front and an open back with a lot of structure and body in the back drape. Open back dresses first came in fashion in the early 1930's, when it first became socially exceptable for women to show their back in public. So considering we've brought the depression back, why not the style?!
I found a fabulous medium weight black linen at Michael Levine in downtown LA. It's weight is perfect for the drape and the texture of the fabric gives the dress a subtle high summer safari look. I wore the dress to dinner at Babbo while I was in New York a few weeks ago and got a lot of compliments! 
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