Elegant 1970s Madame Gres Haute Couture Chocolate Brown Day Dress w Full Sleeves & Collar designer-roberto-cavalli Little cap sleeves

Little cap sleeves

would become a welcoming mecca to models and clients

February 2000

Fully lined in a high grade fine black tissue silk with hand placed and sewn silk chiffon borders placed over the edges where the sequins fold over inside the interior

The buttons on the cuffs are fully functional

Elegant 1970s Madame Gres Haute Couture Chocolate Brown Day Dress w Full Sleeves & Collar designer-roberto-cavalli Little cap sleevesMadame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping techniques and respect for the female form is unparalleled. She was known for designing and creating garments directly on her models and this became a signature of her work. She opened her first atelier, La Maison Alix in 1932. A partnership briefly changed the house's name to Alix Barton and then the label