c.1955 Jean Desses Green Silk Dress w Fused Velvet Detailing designer-sonia-rykiel Item# S777

Item# S777

Large signed gilt metal "chandeliers" feature genuine hematite stone cabochons and 'jet' Swarovski crystals

Item# DD929

The slubbed silk adds texture and the color has a hint of pink - not fully conveyed here in these photos but very pretty in person

The fabric is amazing and the cut of this dress is really astounding and as good as it looks off the hanger it is more amazing on a body

c.1955 Jean Desses Green Silk Dress w Fused Velvet Detailing designer-sonia-rykiel Item# S777Jean Desses became a designated Haute Couture house under the official Chambre Syndicate de la Haute Couture in 1937. In 1949 he began a ready to wear line to broaden his client base. However, his career was fairly short lived and by 1960 the couture portion of his business was closed, followed by the closure of the ready to wear line five years later. When he expanded his atelier to serve the overseas market in the late 1950s, he was among the small