• A gorgeous one-of-a-kind dress from a small Atelier in New York from the 1950s.
• The dress is made to Demi-couture levels with extensive hand work.
• An ivory silk base has been heavily hand beaded to cover the entire dress.
• At the front the dress has a scooped neck. I love how the edge of neck line follows the shape and pattern of the embellishments. At the back it scoops low so you get a bare expanse of skin showing. This is that classic old Hollywood kind of shape that stars like Marilyn Monroe would wear.
• The waist nips from there and then the dress curves back out and over the hips.
• From the hips it falls and narrows slightly in to the hem. The skirt has a slit up the back so you can walk and move comfortably. There is some extra fabric turned under the hem if you need more length. The fabric that is turned under is not beaded and it could be let down to gain another 3.5" to form a pretty edge.
• The dress is fully lined in a hand set ivory silk with hand stitching throughout. It closes with a back zipper. There is slight wear under each arm and very minor discolouration along the inner edge of the neckline. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent  condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 50" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5195

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