Vintage 1950s Black Silk Velvet Cocktail Dress Lingerie Fabric sourcing and swatches

Fabric sourcing and swatches

Age: original 1970s disco era

Label: Alan Lee

definitive 1930s Jean Harlow style

Fastens with concealed zip back

Vintage 1950s Black Silk Velvet Cocktail Dress Lingerie Fabric sourcing and swatchesOriginal vintage 1950s black silk velvet cocktail dress. The dress is beautifully draped in liquid silk velvet over a structured muslin bodice and underskirt. Cut with a straight across bandeau neckline featuring fine satiin straps and very fitted at the waist. The full skirt flares in a bell shape with the draping falling from the centre to meet a vertically draped hem with a satin rose corsage. Fully lined. Fastening: metal zip back Fabric: silk