Beautiful Upcycled Vintage Black Silk Chiffon Top w Hand Applied 1920s Flower Detailing designer-gina-frattini A once in a life

A once in a life time piece that is surely a high level designers work

The suede is used for the rounded shoulders and upper bodice all the way around to the back and the wide cut sleeves

The House of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by Hubert de Givenchy

The jacket is a salmon pink and the fabric has a touch of texture to it

A similar dress to this example appeared in the book 'Halston' and I also found a similar example from an earlier collection he was doing in cashmere from the 1972

Beautiful Upcycled Vintage Black Silk Chiffon Top w Hand Applied 1920s Flower Detailing designer-gina-frattini A once in a lifeThis is one of three tops that my client had made about 15 years ago using a combination of new with antique vintage fabrics and detailing from various 1920s pieces that were beyond repair or found as fragments. Each is a one off and the only one like it ever made. This one uses a black silk chiffon fabric for the body of the top. The top is cut into an easy to wear sleeveless tank that you just slip over the head to wear. The back falls in a sleek