1950s Sylvan Rich for Martini Pink Floral Print on Black Silk Twill Dress designer-claude-montana It is also very similar

It is also very similar to one worn in an official White House portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy (see my blog post on that here)

A tightly spaced row of decorative buttons sits just above that slit and follow the side seam to just a few inches under the arm

They are all glass to so the gown has a good solid weight to it

The choice of velvet gives the color extra depth and it also allows him to shape and sculpt it as he wished

1950s Sylvan Rich for Martini Pink Floral Print on Black Silk Twill Dress designer-claude-montana It is also very similarThis is an absolutely gorgeous example of ready to wear in the 1950s. The silk that it is made out of is beautiful. It is a fine silk twill that is comparable in weight to that of the silk used for Hermes scarves but with more structure to it so that the shape is held. The print is screened onto the silk in a pattern of vibrant little pink flowers. These are screened over the entire dress and pop wonderfully off the black backdrop. The shoulders are