1950s French Couture Floral Silk Dress with Purple Bow black_dress this piece is charming and

this piece is charming and in excellent vintage condition

barely noticeable and we inspected a few times before seeing this

The soft gold metallic fabric is beautifully tailored in the bodice with batwing style sleeves curving in towards a petit  and tidy waistline

The thick cotton fabric is printed with an abstract floral design in pretty pastel tones - pink and yellow flowers are scattered over a mottled pale blue and white design reminiscent of faded denim

There is a belt feature in matching ruched chiffon that secures at the reverse with hook-and-eye fastenings

1950s French Couture Floral Silk Dress with Purple Bow black_dress this piece is charming andThis exceptional 1950s to early 1960s dress was couture crafted from boldly printed, floral silk in France. Strongly reminiscent of Cristbal Balenciagas work during this era, the tulip silhouette was his innovation and a signature of the fashion house he founded. A close study of the dress reveals the masterful tailoring; a carefully crafted combination of hand and machine sewing. Any labelling the dress had has been lost to the passage of time. The