1950s Rare Jacques Fath Silk Day Dress Accessories and Separates These are getting harder and

These are getting harder and harder to find and even more so in this condition

This wrapped skirt is made of a thick cotton

not the rough weave of a true canvas

There is also a very very faint area of a yellowed discoloration on the back near the left side seam

The shape is that classic cocoon with all the volume on the top and a narrowing as it gets near the hem

1950s Rare Jacques Fath Silk Day Dress Accessories and Separates These are getting harder andImportant Jacques Fath late 1940s, early 1950s day dress in a deep navy blue silk. Many Fath devotees say that his designs influenced Dior and the "New Look" silhouette and you can see that in this piece. The skirt is actually very full and the silk cut on the bias so it has a delicious amount of movement to it. The top is cut loose and easy with a nipped in waist. He loved pleating details and you can see that in how the skirt flows from the flat