1920s Pretty Floral Silk Chiffon Dress with Belt designer-maurice early fifties dress

early fifties dress

The top closes with a row of buttons down one side

The cut is astounding - it somehow manages to take all those yards and yards of fabric and still transform them into something sexy as soon as the dress actually goes onto a real body

The design brings all the draping and gathers in towards the center of the waist at the front and the skirt even curves up towards it as well

or a wide legged trouser was all the rage

1920s Pretty Floral Silk Chiffon Dress with Belt designer-maurice early fifties dressWhat a pretty bias cut, hand screened silk chiffon flapper dress this one is. The colors are a pretty mix of brown with the florals done in brighter colors that really pop off the background. It is constructed from almost weightless silk chiffon that allows the entire dress to have a very light and airy feel. This one is seamed so that the shape and seams create a tubular feel with an almost "sack" style looseness to it. A belt that is original to the