1940s Rare Brass Studded Swing Dress Sold The entire over lay is

The entire over lay is covered in a little deconstructed patches of gold lame with flat gold embellishments

Closes with a back painted zipper and hook and eye

Courreges spent 11 years as a cutter for Balenciaga before starting his own label and that high standard of tailoring shows in this garment

Matte charcoal faux pearls

It is a not so subtle detail that really feels like a Karl way of adorning a dress without any true adornments

1940s Rare Brass Studded Swing Dress Sold The entire over lay isThis dress is so fantastic I find it hard to begin and it is almost impossible to find these studded dresses from the 1940s anymore! The cut is simple in that perfect feminine forties kind of way the two tone bodice, simple short sleeves with just a bit of pretty gathering near the cuffs and a swingy A line skirt. But that is where the simplicity ends. Ink black stretch silk crepe has been studded with tiny, fine brass studs that would have been