1960s Chiffon & Lame Dress designer-john-galliano The skirt is wrapped and

The skirt is wrapped and attached around the waist

The sleeves are with a soft billow at each cuff

Made from a stunning early custom screened silk

Bodice: 15'' from waist at the side

Waist: to 14

1960s Chiffon & Lame Dress designer-john-galliano The skirt is wrapped andThis dress is one of those little vintage mysteries. My client insists its from the forties but I think its a little later but perhaps parts of its construction were both based on and taken from original forties bts. The side zip is definitely older and the placement of the zipper then is probably what led to the confusion. I think it is the result of a dressmaker who just happened to a) like the old techniques and b) has an extra zipper in her basket