1990s Chocolate Givenchy Wrapped Ruffled Jersey Dress designer-norman-norell What a fantastic fifties day

What a fantastic fifties day dress

The neck and cuffs are left with just the cream silk so an almost tuxedo like quality is created

It has a high neckline finished with a delicate and feminine ruffle

I created a sort of landscape out of the tufts then added sky and border lines from similar wiggle lines inherited from "Wiggle and Check"

The shoulders are strong but cut slim - you can see the Biba influence in them

1990s Chocolate Givenchy Wrapped Ruffled Jersey Dress designer-norman-norell What a fantastic fifties dayI love this little jersey dress that simply wraps into place and instantly turns makes the body all curves and flouncing ruffles. This dress came from the archives of the Ebony Fashion Fair and pieces from that collection were exhibited at the Chicago History Museum in 2014 with the exhibit now touring. In the prempt for that exhibit their promotional material states: "The Ebony Fashion Fair began in 1958, and over the next 50 years the traveling