1950s Avant Garde Couture Level Butterfly Cocktail Dress designer-michael-novarese hand covered snaps

hand covered snaps

almost kimono cut bell sleeves and a simple waist-less shift cut

Dog eared collar and incredible hand made buttons

Note that some pictures show the top with and without a collar - that is because it is actually snaps on and off - all hidden along the inner edge

It has a decidedly forties feel to it mixed with a wanton and beguiling

1950s Avant Garde Couture Level Butterfly Cocktail Dress designer-michael-novarese hand covered snapsThis is an incredible couture level 1950s dress that has a beautiful and unusual avant garde cut and design. There is no label but I am sure that this has to be a designer piece as the workmanship and extraordinary design has the feel of a high end piece. The textile that it is made of is just amazing a truly beautiful silk that has that rich, luxe weight to it that only the best, highest quality silks have. Onto this is an embroidered and fused