Rare 1950s Sophie Gimbel of Saks Fifth Avenue Black Silk Ribbed Textured Dress z-archive-pinks Kelly was the first black

Kelly was the first black American designer to be voted into the governing body of the French fashion industry

A ring of paste rhinestones are applied directly to the fabric and this turns into the centre tassel

Elle France

The dress retails its tags

Combine that with the rare Eisenberg Originals label and you have a winning combination for any collector

Rare 1950s Sophie Gimbel of Saks Fifth Avenue Black Silk Ribbed Textured Dress z-archive-pinks Kelly was the first blackThis wonderful little black dress is from the time period that Sophie Gimbel was designing the Saks in house ready to wear line. Her pieces were very expensive and she was known as being one of the best designers in America. Most were as close to demi couture as one could get at this time and like this one, had extraordinary little details and were extremely well made. Sophie worked at Saks from 1931 through to 1969 and the label on this one dates it