1950s Mottled Grey Wool Dress with Pleated Drop Waist Skirt Kenneth_jay_lane with beautiful darts under the

with beautiful darts under the bust which create a lovely feminine silhouette

This 1930s jacket has a superb print and the velvet fabric is of painterly florals in an assortment of rich jewel tones set against an inky black background

and more tapered as they go down the leg to the ankle

a bright lipstick red shot silk woven with Indian florals in metallic gold thread that glimmer as they catch the light

together with Venetia Studium have ever come close to replicating this unique fabric known in couture circles as ‘Genre d’ étoffe plissée-ondulée’

1950s Mottled Grey Wool Dress with Pleated Drop Waist Skirt Kenneth_jay_lane with beautiful darts under theThis very early 1950s dress is by an unknown designer but very much has the Dior New Look about it. Tailored from a lightweight wool with a mottled grey finish, it has three quarter length sleeves and an elegant V neckline, detailed with two overlapping ties that are secured in place with a large plastic button. With a drop waist silhouette the skirt falls from below and is box pleated, kicking out around the wearer as they walk. The original,