1960s Jean Patou Numbered Haute Couture Navy Backless Halter Dress designer-sybil-connolly The House of Givenchy was

The House of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by Hubert de Givenchy

The neck is high but the way that the buttons are set allow for a hint of skin to peek through

Traina himself was the nephew of Normal Norell and you can see that influence in this cape as well

A high slit inches up the front all adding up to an insanely sexy dress that maintains its sense of classiness

The top slips on and has elastic as each cuff

1960s Jean Patou Numbered Haute Couture Navy Backless Halter Dress designer-sybil-connolly The House of Givenchy wasThis is a deceptively simple Jean Patou silk dress in a lovely navy silk. Jean Patou once said "Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist. I have one ambition: that is to have good taste." and this dress is the very epitome of that statement despite its sexy lines. The dress is numbered and is true haute couture piece that has been made entirely by hand and represents countless hours of dedicated hand work within the atelier. Patou was one of