1950s Hand Painted Dance Dress & Shrug designer-mollie-parnis The fabric is very beautiful

The fabric is very beautiful - the base is a black silk matte satin and the velvet fused onto the fabric in a way that gives it a 3 dimensional feel

The color is an amazing mix of blue and purple and the silk has a a slight silver metallic undertone to it

His fascination and facility with fabric led him first to the manufacture of unique and beautiful fashion accessories

There is also an extra tie of black velvet which I worked into where I tied the others

1950s Hand Painted Dance Dress & Shrug designer-mollie-parnis The fabric is very beautifulThis is a very rare textile the body of the dress is made of a feather light silk paper that has been entirely covered in a stunning hand painted design done in a gold paint. What makes it even more special is that it come to you completely unworn it still retains the cord that the store tag would have attached to inside the shrug! It is beautifully cut with a simple bodice, nipped in waist and a full skirt. Each shoulder and the banding at the waist