1950s Early Ceil Chapman Bustle Gown designer-luis-estevez It is lined in a

It is lined in a cream tissue silk

Bust: 22" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam

Reference photo: Liza Minelli (on the right) in the Halston Studios in NYC in 1972

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What makes it even more special is that it come to you completely unworn - it still retains the cord that the store tag would have attached to inside the shrug

1950s Early Ceil Chapman Bustle Gown designer-luis-estevez It is lined in aExtremely early, unusual gown in rustling silk taffeta from Ceil Chapman. This is a stunning and unusual piece and if you collect or are looking to make a dramatic statement this is the dress! The fabric has a moire pattern running through it an it is actually astonishing how much yardage s in that skirt! The skirt is an unusual shape it scoops up at the front so you get a flash of leg and then curves down and back. Yards and yards of silk are in that