1980s Jacqueline De Ribes Ivory Silk Satin Dress w Amazing Sleeves designer-annacat The choice of the silk

The choice of the silk satin also helps it to hold the shape while still keeping it fairly light in weight

In person the pink color is even richer and deeper then how it has photoed and is quite lovely

This hides the fact that there is actually yards and yards of fabric in that skirt

Jean Muir is renowned for her wonderfully cut clothing and her clothes often played on the cuts and styles of the 1940s

Between the sequins designs are little hand sewn beads - the same beads that ede the collar and cuffs

1980s Jacqueline De Ribes Ivory Silk Satin Dress w Amazing Sleeves designer-annacat The choice of the silkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a Jacqueline de Ribes exhibit in 2015 16, giving her work an extra dose of much needed attention. De Ribes was know as 'one of the most celebrated fashion personas of the 20th century'. She began making dresses for herself and eventually opened her own label in 1982 at the age of 53, producing collections for the next 12 years. This is a gorgeous silk dress that is not in perfect condition but presents very well