The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• Under the Creative Direction of Ossie Clark 
  
• Ossie named all of his couture dress and this one is known as the Cuddly
• Slips on and wrap it at the waist where it ties into place
• The front is cut in a low plunge because of the wrap and the back has a large triangle cut out that leaves your full back bar
• It is very sexy and instantly recognizable as being an Ossie.
• The huge bishop cut sleeves are puffed and full above the cuffs.
• The skirt skims over the hips and then widens out to be quite full with yards of fabric in its construction.
• The wrap leaves a long overlapped slit at the front. When you stand still it falls and closes but when you move or sit you get a flash of leg and depending on how tight you tie out around the waist you can show the entire leg.
• These were a signature hallmark of this particular dress.
• Unlined and made out of a black moss crepe
• Tagged a vintage UK10
• One tie is a little shorter then the other but does not appear to have been altered. The wrap style should allow it to fit a variety of sizes. 
• Excellent condition with some bit of lighter areas on the Moss crepe here and there, that is a natural patina on this type of fabric as in ages and is mentioned for accuracy

Sleeves: 28" and meant to pouf up when on
Bust: adjustable to approx 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: adjustable to approx 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to top of band at the waist
Total length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Reference Photo: (1) June Ritchie, in an Ossie Clark Cuddly dress, at a photo call for Gone With The Wind at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1972.  /  (2) Madeleine Hinde, in Ossie Clark, at the premiere of British horror film 'The Fiend' in London, April 7 1972. Photo by M. McCarthy.  /  (3-4) Suzanna Leigh, in Ossie Clark, by Allan Warren, 1973.  /  (5-6) Pink in Ossie Clark, from Shrimpton Couture, for her 'Walk Me Home' music video, 2019. See below for video.

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