Vintage Red Wool Knit Dress Sibley Coffee LTD Small 1970s
Bright tomato red wool knit in a slim fitting top that brushes the hips and flares out at the bottom. It has a deep keyhole in front, and long tight fitting sleeves. It is unlined. It has a self belt. The label is Sibley-Coffee LTD ( see below) and Saks Fith Ave.
Note* Our model is very small and only about 5'2", so if your taller it will be shorter on you. I know, duh.
Marked Size: 6
Bust: 31
Waist: 26
Hips: 36
Shoulder: 14
Sleeve from shoulder: 23.5
Sleeve from underarm: 17
Length: 46
Length (shoulder to waist): 15
Length (waist to hem): 31
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CONDITION: Excellent - here is some information about the designer:
Ms. Sibley started her career in a small design studio she established on East 58th Street in Manhattan. She founded Sibley Coffee Ltd. with a fellow designer, Dory Coffee, in 1966. The company's popular silk jersey body dresses were sold in stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, and private customers included Jacqueline Onassis, Babe Paley and Candice Bergen.
Born in Gipsy, Pa., she attended the Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and received a fellowship to travel and study in Europe, where she attended design classes at the Sorbonne.
Sibley Coffee was made a part of the Bendel's Studio Group in 1973 and closed in 1977. Ms. Sibley went on to work as associate designer for Ellen Tracy until 1980, when she left to work as a display designer and sales representative for Yale Burg, an antiques importing company in Manhattan.