1950s Mainbocher Pale Pink Floral Silk Couture Dress Orange_Silk_Dress The jacket has three quarter

The jacket has three quarter length sleeves which are gathered at the shoulder and the cuff to create an understated fairytale puff

We believe it would fit up to a US size 10

The skirt is lined in an additional layer of silk crepe

with some give in the hip and bust for a small-waisted US 6 / UK 10

Small details such as the punch-hole reinforced ventilation holes beneath the arms and arrow-shaped zip pulls remind us of the care and remarkable attention to detail for which Gaultier is known

1950s Mainbocher Pale Pink Floral Silk Couture Dress Orange_Silk_Dress The jacket has three quarterThis beautiful 1950s calf length dress by celebrated American couturier Mainboucher, who famously designed Wallis Simpson's wedding dress and trousseau for her marriage to the Duke of Windsor in 1937, and whose designs are extolled for "exclusivity, good breeding, and rarefied taste". All this is evident in this lovely piece. The opulent pale pink silk is printed with a floral design in pale green and lilac with raised velvet patterns placed