Incredible 1960s Philippe Venet Hand Made Haute Couture Ivory Silk Wrape Over Inner Structural Dress designer-missoni The sleeves are finished with

The sleeves are finished with wide cut

Each dramatically flares out to be very wide by the time the reach the cuff

Otherwise all of the volume is created by the cut and the fabric alone

The dress closes with a side set painted metal zipper

From there to the hem you have sections of horizontal pleats made out of the same fabric interspersed  with more panels of lace

Incredible 1960s Philippe Venet Hand Made Haute Couture Ivory Silk Wrape Over Inner Structural Dress designer-missoni The sleeves are finished withPhilippe Venet apprenticed to a local tailor who is authorized to make Balenciaga designs. In 1951 he moved to Paris and became a cutter to Schaparelli. From there he met Hubert de Givenchy and in 1962 joined his atelier where he was the head cutter. In 1964 he opened his own Haute Couture label with Givenchy's blessings and support. His work tended towards minimalism and clean lines. His business was never as large as Givenchy's which allowed him to