Claude Petin 1980s Couture designer-paganne The fabric around the round

The fabric around the round buckle shows signs of separating from the backing but still presents well

It is after all over 100 years old

This is a gorgeous dress and its unusual lines and cut feel very avant-garde while still remaining pretty and feminine feeling

Both pieces are fully lined in an orange silk except for the sleeve of the top that are unlined

If that was not enough there is also hundreds of tiny gold sequins added

Claude Petin 1980s Couture designer-paganne The fabric around the roundThe Shrimpton Couture Archives This is from a more obscure Couture Parisian atelier. The fabric has a metallic sheen to it. Its very old Hollywood vavoom and is trained with a low back. Spectacular dress on the body that my dress form is not even coming close to doing justice on.