1940s Jacques Griffe Haute Couture Draped Black SIlk Satin Dress designer-herve-leger Cherie is wearing a S/S

Cherie is wearing a S/S 2000 Hanae Mori Haute Couture Silk Dress

Item# DD1218

The skirt flows to the ground from the banded detailing at the waist

Unlined through the bodice and has a an inner cotton voile lining in the skirt

1940s Jacques Griffe Haute Couture Draped Black SIlk Satin Dress designer-herve-leger Cherie is wearing a S/SJacques Griffe was considered to be one of the great French couturiers and was one of very few designers capable of the complete design process from sketching to draping, cutting, and sewing the garments. He training began under the tutelage of a local tailor, and was refined in Paris, when he worked for Madeleine Vionnet from 1936 39. Vionnet exposed him to unique ways of cutting, and techniques in draping that enhanced the curves of the female body.