1960s Ceil Chapman Green Metallic Silk Brocade Mini Dress designer-joy-stevens It is also insanely sexy

It is also insanely sexy and beautifully made as well

This is lightly boned and finished to a high degree

couture level piece by Donald Brooks

A neat collar sits at the neck and the pockets are hidden along the seam at the front so the line is kept simple and the fabric given center stage

pony fur corset belt by Rifat Ozbek

1960s Ceil Chapman Green Metallic Silk Brocade Mini Dress designer-joy-stevens It is also insanely sexyWhen you think of Ceil Chapman pieces you normally think of the fitted dress made famous by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Deborah Kerr and many others. Chapmen designed for these big screen giants and her work centered primarily around evening and cocktail attire. This wonderful little piece is not a typical Ceil but I kind of love it even more as it demonstrates her range. Like the little metallic coat I have on the site (which btw