1960s Norman Norell from Martha Boutique Black Embellished Shift Dress Launer_tosca The fabric has no stretch

The fabric has no stretch and we think this is best suited to sizes UK 8-10 or US 4-6

They are 22/23 ct gold plated and of superb quality and condition

shoulder-spanning lapel falls into a prominent button stand at the centre front of the dress that continues past the waist into the full

The dress fastens at the back with a concealed zip

It has a panelled construction broken up by strips of thick tonal cotton on the interior which sit where the boning of the corset underneath would be

1960s Norman Norell from Martha Boutique Black Embellished Shift Dress Launer_tosca The fabric has no stretchNorman Norell was a celebrated mid century American fashion designer known amongst fashion crowds as the American Balenciaga. Of impeccable provenance, this dress retailed in the creme de la creme of fashion boutiques called Martha. The owner, Martha Phillips founded her high end Park Avenue boutique in the 1930s and sold the best fashions to the upper echelon of New York and Palm Beach society for decades. She and her daughter went on to open six