Elegant 1960s Madame Gres Haute Couture Printed & Tiered Silk Day Dress designer-roberto-cavalli Closes with the front buttons

Closes with the front buttons and each cuff has elastic

Note the color in person is more of a true deep navy - it ohotoed more grey blue than it really is

It can also be worn scooped and draped at the front so the back is left bare

Tagged a vintage Medium

The skirt is very full and has underskirts set to keep the full shape

Elegant 1960s Madame Gres Haute Couture Printed & Tiered Silk Day Dress designer-roberto-cavalli Closes with the front buttonsMadame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping techniques and respect for the female form is unparalleled. She was known for designing and creating garments directly on her models and this became a signature of her work. She opened her first atelier, La Maison Alix in 1932. A partnership briefly changed the house's name to Alix Barton and then the label