Late 1970s Pauline Trigere Ruffle DressI love this dress. Trigere is one of my favorite designers and this piece is a really special and dramatic dress. The base is a fine wool and it is cut to nip in at the waist done by vertical seaming and clever inverter pleats at the waist seams and ends in a somewhat swingy A line skirt. It has the most dramatic sleeve shoulder detail in silk taffeta they are huge ruffles that create that dramatic silhouette. The skirt picks up that ruffle detail and