1940s Silk Ben Reig Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent This is a beautifully constructed

This is a beautifully constructed 1950s Ceil Chapman constructed from a customs screened

Just amazing and in excellent condition

I literally did the happy squeal when I received this one

The twenties and thirties saw some of the absolute best textiles that you can find and this gown illustrates a superb example

There is perhaps a slightest darkening here and there to the lame - there is a small portion of the skirt that feels a little darker when looked at flat but when it presents as exceptional

1940s Silk Ben Reig Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent This is a beautifully constructedFor some reason every time I look at this dress I think of early Chanel. I think it is the pleating and panelling technique used on the skirt. The Reig house certainly would have been designing at the same time and it definitely had the same high level of detail put into their pieces. This is the earliest label and quite collectible. Made from a heavy black silk that drapes beautifully it is cut and seamed to perfection. As was the fashion it is not