1960s Unlabeled Demi Couture Bead & Sequin Copper Silk Dress designer-adele-simpson Bodice: 16" from shoulder to

Bodice: 16" from shoulder to waist seam

The shoulders are strong but not yet padded as they would be in the forties and the silk velvet and excessive draping are hold-overs from the excess of the twenties

Numbered under the tag 3716

The seaming also provide a beautiful visual detailing and helps give the skirt that incredible volume and shape

The fabric is very pretty with a floral palette that is made up of a combination of pink and coral flowers on an abstract taupe and white backdrop

1960s Unlabeled Demi Couture Bead & Sequin Copper Silk Dress designer-adele-simpson Bodice: 16" from shoulder toThis lovely little dress has no label to tell us its maker, but was certainly a high end piece. Inside it is finished primarily by hand with evidence of some machine finishes suggesting a demi couture level piece. The body of the dress is heavily finished with copper colored glass seed and tube beading. Tiny gold sequins are scattered throughout the circular design. All have been meticulously placed by hand and the workmanship s very fine. This is