1950s Black Chiffon Grecian Cocktail Dress designer-balmain Its the only one I

Its the only one I have ever come across in this amazing color combination and most are just not truly a great candidate to cross over into regular wear - this one is

This is a true beauty and is in mint condition

She as one of the very early boutique owner/designer that offered a ready-to-wear option in Paris

The dress is made of a fine silk jersey that has those amazing tropical colors screened onto it in a overlapping leaf print

They are always fully sequined and would have been done by hand

1950s Black Chiffon Grecian Cocktail Dress designer-balmain Its the only one IThis lovely little black fifties cocktail dress is a dream. Made of a chiffon it has a touch of a Grecian feel to it with that bodice and the way the chiffon is layered over the inning part. Two panels of chiffon sweep down over the bodice in deep plunges. The inner bodice is a nude chiffon covered with an applique of braided cord. A panel of gathered chiffon defines the waist and then the skirt sweep out and is quite full. There is enough skirt that