Rare 1950s Jeanne Lanvin - Castillo Demi Couture Beaded Velvet Set designer-bill-blass Three pockets are top set

Three pockets are top set on the front

Because there are no true side seams at the bust you do have some range there

No inner staining

This is one of the best 1920s pieces I have ever seen and I strongly suspect that this is an unlabeled piece by one of the more important houses of the day

Each widens as it nears the cuff and the fur edging helps hold the wide bell shape

Rare 1950s Jeanne Lanvin - Castillo Demi Couture Beaded Velvet Set designer-bill-blass Three pockets are top setWhen Jeanne Lanvin died in 1946 her daughter took over the business and ran it herself for a couple of years before hiring Antonio del Castillo in 1950. During his time as head designer for the house, the labels bear the name Lanvin Castillo. He departed in 1962 which gives us a neat little window of time that he worked within. This set has the boutique label but that label is numbered and the interior is finished to couture standards. I think it was