1960s Fully Sequin & Bead Gene Shelly designer-luis-estevez A high ruffled neck and

A high ruffled neck and attached tie sit atop a full smocked shape

Someone has reinforced the shoulders at some point

I love the second inverted triangle seaming that sits on either side of the back zipper

The skirt is very full and the top has wide cut sleeves that narrow to the off-white cuff detailing

The top closes with a back painted metal zipper and snaps at the back collar

1960s Fully Sequin & Bead Gene Shelly designer-luis-estevez A high ruffled neck andGene Shelly pieces always bowled me over. They are always fully sequined and would have been done by hand. This one also has a fantastic floral design worked in and amongst the sequins that has been done in tube beads, glass seed beads and rhinestones! The base is a cream knit that I suspect is part cashmere and the overall sequin work is done in the same hued cream sequins with a touch if iridescence. The neckline is edged in green which is picked up