Prettiest 1950s Ceil Chapman Fitted Blue Dress w Hip Pockets & Pleated Bodice Detailing designer-victor-costa Silver tube beads in two

Silver tube beads in two sizes are laid out in an intricate swirling pattern that covers all three pieces

This is an exquisite late thirties

/  (5) Spring 1985 Yves Saint Laurent photographed by James Moore

Extremely pretty and bright and a real find

These are set in extravagant

Prettiest 1950s Ceil Chapman Fitted Blue Dress w Hip Pockets & Pleated Bodice Detailing designer-victor-costa Silver tube beads in twoCeil Chapman was an American designer of classic cocktail and party dresses who successfully took the revered Christian Dior 'New Look' haute couture designs that most woman could not even hope to afford and reworked them into designs that American woman could attain. She won the Coty American Fashion Critic's Award in 1945, the John Wanamaker Award, Foley's 'Golden Year'Award, and the Strawbridge and Clothier seal of confidence for creative