1950s Hand Painted Dance Dress & Shrug designer-bill-gibb A curved neckline sits atop

A curved neckline sits atop a fitted bodice that nips in at the waist

The vest is finished in the same blue fabric as the front detailing and is so well done that f not for the label and buttons you could flip it inside out

There is a small amount of wear to the fabric near the opening of one of the drawstring pulls and a faint

The entire over lay is covered in a little deconstructed patches of gold lame with flat gold embellishments

The effect of this is just brilliant and gives the dress and extra layer of richness and luxury

1950s Hand Painted Dance Dress & Shrug designer-bill-gibb A curved neckline sits atopThis is a very rare textile the body of the dress is made of a feather light silk paper that has been entirely covered in a stunning hand painted design done in a gold paint. What makes it even more special is that it come to you completely unworn it still retains the cord that the store tag would have attached to inside the shrug! It is beautifully cut with a simple bodice, nipped in waist and a full skirt. Each shoulder and the banding at the waist