KIMBERLY Vintage Brocade Flare Wool Mini Dress “The Rolls Royce of Knitwear”

Kimberly Knitwear Vintage Brocade Flare Wool Mini Dress “The Rolls Royce of Knitwear” Long sleeves, wool dress, high neck and back zipper. In Excellent Vintage Condition! Size tag: 14 but runs small Fits like a Medium / Size 8 PTP 18” Waist 16” Length 40” Hem 2.5” Material: 90% Virgin Wool 10% Metallic Yarn Color: Tan / Gold / Black *****As seen on the FIDM Museum Exhibit***** This empire-waist minidress in a wool and metallic pomegranate pattern dubbed "Persian poetry" appeared in a Kimberly ad in Vogue on September 15, 1969. Named for the 70-carat Kimberly Diamond, the Kimberly knitwear company was "the Rolls Royce of the knitwear industry," according to Women's Wear Daily. Kimberly knits appealed to everyone from secretaries to celebrities including the Duchess of Windsor, Barbara Walters, and Jackie Kennedy, who favored the company's Chanel-style unstructured knit suits. Barbra Streisand modeled colorblocked Kimberly dresses paired with white go-go boots for Vogue in August 1965.