Rare 1950s Gustave Tassel Golden Silk Dress & Jacket designer-ted-lapidus Closes at the neck with

Closes at the neck with fabric covered buttons

The huge pearls that close it add both a bit of whimsy & wit as well as a beautiful feminine touch

Both pieces are done in a stunning purple silk jersey

The skirt on this is absolutely breathtaking and is why my eye gravitated to it

And the velvet ones like this one are the dreamiest

Rare 1950s Gustave Tassel Golden Silk Dress & Jacket designer-ted-lapidus Closes at the neck withThis is a very rare, museum quality example of Gustave Tassell, who was one of the great American Couturiers. Example of his work are extremely hard to come by and most are only found in museum collections. For those not familiar with his work, Tassell won a Coty Award in 1962, was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy and designed for the house of Norell when Normal Norell died. This piece predates his work for Norell and is from one of his earlier collections.