Rare c.1958 Madame Gres Haute Couture Silk Chiffon Dress & Hooded Cape Set Blacks Item# E617

Item# E617

Item# DD3389

This dress and the other dresses in the finale were all covered in clear sequins and silver metal thread embroidery

/  (4-5) Spring 1988 Couture Christian Lacroix Runway Collection

and the inner skirt accesses the lining through the skirt

Rare c.1958 Madame Gres Haute Couture Silk Chiffon Dress & Hooded Cape Set Blacks Item# E617This is a very rare Haute Couture dress set by Madame Gres. While researching the dress we found that the 1958 and 1959 collections in particular were ones that featured braided details and cape elements like this dress has and this timeline matches when the original owner would have worn this set. Madame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping