Late 1940s Hand Embroidered Black Velvet Fitted Dress designer-michaele-vollbracht This is a shorter cocktail

This is a shorter cocktail or day dress length then the gowns shown

upon inspection one realizes that the outer layer is a finely constructed piece in its own right that is attached around the top back and sides and wraps separately around the inner sheath

print and material used is wonderful

Fully lined in a cafe au lait silk

I absolutely adore this printed Lanvin dress with its amazing mod feeling design screened onto the crepe fabric

Late 1940s Hand Embroidered Black Velvet Fitted Dress designer-michaele-vollbracht This is a shorter cocktailThis is really an amazing and strong styled late forties dress that I just love. It is made of a black cotton velvet so has mote of a matte feel and flatness to the pile then its silk counterparts. Over this it has an amazing hand embroidered design in white thread that covers every square inch. This gives it a wonderful graphic feel and depth. The cut is fitted and chic in that classic pin up kind of way. The skirt is long and lean and there are