1940s Jacques Griffe Haute Couture Draped Black SIlk Satin Dress Sold Item# DD2781

Item# DD2781

it was deliberately left unlined so you get this transparency that is very sexy

This type of closure at the back gives you the ability to cinch it in for the perfect fit and also makes it very comfortable

This little Yves Saint Laurent set is fromt he heady days of the logo craze during the 80s

The silk has applied glitter that makes the design you see and a row of rhinestones ring the neck

1940s Jacques Griffe Haute Couture Draped Black SIlk Satin Dress Sold Item# DD2781Jacques Griffe was considered to be one of the great French couturiers and was one of very few designers capable of the complete design process from sketching to draping, cutting, and sewing the garments. He training began under the tutelage of a local tailor, and was refined in Paris, when he worked for Madeleine Vionnet from 1936 39. Vionnet exposed him to unique ways of cutting, and techniques in draping that enhanced the curves of the female body.