1950s French Couture Floral Silk Dress with Purple Bow rare_Vintage_Lace The outer layer is crafted

The outer layer is crafted in a loose

The fabric is a a high shine white satin which has either been screen printed or hand painted with roses and other summer flowers in a lovely shade of raspberry pink

The frame is highly decorated on the front with hundreds of marcasite stones in the art deco style

There is ivory toned silk lining throughout

1950s French Couture Floral Silk Dress with Purple Bow rare_Vintage_Lace The outer layer is craftedThis 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