1950s Helena Barbieri Champagne Silk Satin Beaded Dress designer-suzy-perette I love the wide elastic

I love the wide elastic at the waist as it allows you to wear it high and bloused or lower on the hips and I also love the contract of the stripes with the floral design

Cut like a great coat it is the absolutely last word

The cut has a high neckline and is trained at the back

A very sexy detail

A belt with a flat bow is the perfect finish

1950s Helena Barbieri Champagne Silk Satin Beaded Dress designer-suzy-perette I love the wide elasticI am always so pleased to have a Helena Barbieri piece come into the shop as they are a rare label to find and each is very special. Her specialty was formal wear and her signatures included embellishment mixed with decadent details. You would be hard pressed to find modern counterparts as finely done and constructed as far as the workmanship and detailing in one of her gowns. This one is absolutely beautiful and could easily be used as a wedding gown