1950s Bonwit Teller Strapless Black Silk Dress w White Edging & Full Skirt designer-bonwit-teller shift shaped 1960s silhouette and

shift shaped 1960s silhouette and it is a little unusual because of the fabric

milk chocolate color with that amazing gold thread worked through its surface

and then having the labels sewn in so his masterpiece is worn properly

Over this is a trail of gorgeous cream flowers on a vine - these are made of cream sequins and gold bead and the sequins are set angled on their sides so that it is 3 dimensional

There are loops in the inside top flaps so you could add a chain to it if you wish

1950s Bonwit Teller Strapless Black Silk Dress w White Edging & Full Skirt designer-bonwit-teller shift shaped 1960s silhouette andThere is just something about a dress made in the 1950s that often no other time period can beat. The attention to detail and level of quality is unmatched. This dress has a Bonwit Teller label but no other label to give us a clue as to who might have made it. It is beautifully made and the lines of it are stunning. The bodice curves up and around the bust with curved boning that have been hand set inside to help form the shape that you see. A slight