1950s Oleg Cassini Couture Black Silk Full Skirted Dress w Unusual Neckline designer-hermes Ruffles at the neck cuffs

Ruffles at the neck cuffs and hem

Each cuff also buttons to close with two buttons

Two large medallions of cording are also set under each point of the collar

It slips over the head with a notched neckline that you can button if you prefer a higher neck

1930s feel black silk satin is molded over lightly padded cups and pleated softly under the bust line to balance the bareness of the bodice with a puffed and voluminous skirt

1950s Oleg Cassini Couture Black Silk Full Skirted Dress w Unusual Neckline designer-hermes Ruffles at the neck cuffsI think our modern world forgets just how important Oleg Cassini was as a designer in his heyday. From his first film in 1941 he was responsible for many of the best looks on film, dressing stars like Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney (who he married), Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner and the list goes on and on. In 1952, he opened his own fashion house on Seventh Avenue. By 1961 he was appointed by Jacqueline Kennedy as her exclusive couturier.