1950s Maurice Original Draped Silk Dress designer-luis-estevez A full three piece

A full three piece

5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

It was styled over an additional crinoline that is not included

I love how the edges are all rounded and scalloped at the neck

You can see his future love of adding luxe details with the snakeskin trim at the neckline of this piece

1950s Maurice Original Draped Silk Dress designer-luis-estevez A full three pieceI highly suspect that this is an early Bill Blass design. It has that feel and look of his early work. He joined the maurice label in 1958 and there was a short time where the label was still being produced without his name on it. I beleiev that this is from that time. In any case it is a startingly beautiul dress that is exquisitely constrcuted and unusual as well . It retains only its Maurice Retner Original label and is made of a beautiful rich