1960s Gene Shelley Pale Ice Blue Silk Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads designer-mary-mcfadden gold and iridescent sequins

gold and iridescent sequins

The knot itself has a touch of metallic so the texture and depth is incredible

The striped parts are made of a almost chenille type fabric for the black and what parts that have been woven on a silver nylon mesh base

Vertical rows of sequins are hand sewn into place - they begin at the top as a glossy black

The riders literally pop off the skirt with their little 3D accents

1960s Gene Shelley Pale Ice Blue Silk Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads designer-mary-mcfadden gold and iridescent sequinsIn its heyday the Gene Shelly of California label was highly sought after. The label was doing some of the best of the early sequinned vintage pieces that you could find anywhere on the planet. All of the sequin work that covers this dress was done by hand in Hong Kong on American manufactured fabric. The company would send the fabric to be hand sequinned and beaded. After that was done the fabric would be sent back to California where the dresses