1960s Gene Shelley Pale Ice Blue Silk Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads designer-mary-mcfadden gold and iridescent sequins

gold and iridescent sequins

Vertical rows of sequins are hand sewn into place - they begin at the top as a glossy black

It is made from a scarf weight silk that is light and easy to wear

refined elegance

The bodice is a work of art with a floral design made entirely of heavy glass crystals

1960s Gene Shelley Pale Ice Blue Silk Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads designer-mary-mcfadden gold and iridescent sequinsIn its heyday the Gene Shelly of California label was highly sought after. The label was doing some of the best of the early sequinned vintage pieces that you could find anywhere on the planet. All of the sequin work that covers this dress was done by hand in Hong Kong on American manufactured fabric. The company would send the fabric to be hand sequinned and beaded. After that was done the fabric would be sent back to California where the dresses