Early 1960s Carven Couture Pale Green Silk Organdy Embroidered Cut Out Dress designer-scott-barrie for a million styling options

for a million styling options

5" flat across from side seam to side seamWaist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seamHips: openBodice: 12" from top of bodice to waistSkirt: 25

The simple line this creates keeps the line from any distraction and highlights that stunning fabric that makes this coat truly special

This is the type of dress you will only ever find in vintage and it is probably a one off

The skirt is fully lined in a navy silk and the top is unlined but beautifully finished inside

Early 1960s Carven Couture Pale Green Silk Organdy Embroidered Cut Out Dress designer-scott-barrie for a million styling optionsMarie Louise Carven, who founded her label in 1945, was one of the few female couturiers in the post Chanel Schiaparelli days of the Parisian designers. Her work was exquisite and she was a brilliant marketer, launching perfumes and a ready to wear line in 1950, something that couturiers still were not doing to a great degree at that time. She was known as being one of the great couturiers of the 'Golden Age' of Haute Couture and her designs became