1950s Helena Barbieri Champagne Silk Satin Beaded Dress designer-suzy-perette I love the wide elastic

I love the wide elastic at the waist as it allows you to wear it high and bloused or lower on the hips and I also love the contract of the stripes with the floral design

A very sexy detail

Bonus points for the versatility you have by being able to wear the pieces as separates

The ties that goes around the neck are 82" from end to end

The buttons are original and have teeny chips on their edges

1950s Helena Barbieri Champagne Silk Satin Beaded Dress designer-suzy-perette I love the wide elasticI am always so pleased to have a Helena Barbieri piece come into the shop as they are a rare label to find and each is very special. Her specialty was formal wear and her signatures included embellishment mixed with decadent details. You would be hard pressed to find modern counterparts as finely done and constructed as far as the workmanship and detailing in one of her gowns. This one is absolutely beautiful and could easily be used as a wedding gown