1960s Gene Shelly Gold Sequin w Paillette Detailing Stretch Knit Dress designer-sonia-rykiel This would have been cutting

This would have been cutting edge to make a dress out of this when this was made

I love the huge ruffled sleeve that poufs out with all its extravagance

But if you actually think back to the time period it all makes sense because this is a fabric that

Fully lined in a black  silk and closes with a back set zipper

The accent details are stunning loops and swirls of stylised flowers and vines with little floral details scattered about

1960s Gene Shelly Gold Sequin w Paillette Detailing Stretch Knit Dress designer-sonia-rykiel This would have been cuttingIn its heyday the Gene Shelly of California label was a must have. Gene Shelly dresses are amazing and they are some of the best of the early sequinned vintage pieces that you can find. All of the sequin work that covers this dress was done by hand in Hong Kong on American manufactured knit. The company would send the stretch wool fabric to be hand beaded or sequinned to Hong Kong. The fabric was then sent back to the US and the dresses were made in