Rare Late 1940s Jacques Fath Pale Nude Silk Organza Dress w Full Skirt & Plunge Front designer-adele-simpson The cut is classic for

The cut is classic for this time period

I love this dress and how it showcases LaCroix's love of drape and a bias cut

It is cut to fit quite easily through the body

One of the circles seems a little unmatched to the rest but it still lays perfectly fine once on

March 2015 by Tim Walker

Rare Late 1940s Jacques Fath Pale Nude Silk Organza Dress w Full Skirt & Plunge Front designer-adele-simpson The cut is classic forJacques Fath showed his first collection of just twenty garments in the spring of 1937. It was received well and he steadily built a strong clientele and became of of the busiest ateliers in Paris. He eventually expanded into the America through the American manufacturer Joseph Halpert. In 1949, Fath signed an agreement to produce two ready to wear collections a year with Halpert. This dress is from that early label and it has some extra historical