1950s Bonwit Teller Strapless Black Silk Dress w White Edging & Full Skirt designer-bonwit-teller Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)

shift shaped 1960s silhouette and it is a little unusual because of the fabric

Over this is a trail of gorgeous cream flowers on a vine - these are made of cream sequins and gold bead and the sequins are set angled on their sides so that it is 3 dimensional

Fully lined in a turquoise silky rayon and hand finishes in the interior

milk chocolate color with that amazing gold thread worked through its surface

1950s Bonwit Teller Strapless Black Silk Dress w White Edging & Full Skirt designer-bonwit-teller Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)There is just something about a dress made in the 1950s that often no other time period can beat. The attention to detail and level of quality is unmatched. This dress has a Bonwit Teller label but no other label to give us a clue as to who might have made it. It is beautifully made and the lines of it are stunning. The bodice curves up and around the bust with curved boning that have been hand set inside to help form the shape that you see. A slight