Late 1950s Pauline Trigere Dress & Jacket designer-joy-stevens Waist: to 19" flat across

Waist: to 19" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam

It is just wonderful and unusual - a really great LBD

The sleeves are lines in a silk organza with nylon netting at the top of each shoulder to help achieve the fullness you see

halter style arms

Each leg has ties at the ankles that wrap and cinch them in

Late 1950s Pauline Trigere Dress & Jacket designer-joy-stevens Waist: to 19" flat acrossThis is a stunning and beautiful example of Trigere's earlier work. She was a master at cut and often fitted garments directly on a live model. She was also very hands on and with earlier pieces like this you can be rest assured she was personally involved in their construction! It is a darling set that is as fresh now as it was then. The fabric is a puffed yellow woven silk that has a slight graduation in tone that runs through it. The dress has a