1950s Full Skirted Black Silk Dress designer-donald-brooks I adore the front stripe

I adore the front stripe detail created by stitching

fine brass studs that would have been individually placed in prong settings and then hammered flat by hand

Drop waist: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam

Each cap sleeves has extra pleat work set at the top of each

1950s Full Skirted Black Silk Dress designer-donald-brooks I adore the front stripeSimple and perfect little black dress from the fifties is the perfect basic over which you can style and change it up to suit any mood. I love the boat neck that gives the shoulders such a flattering line. Simple sleeves end at the elbow and the bodice is fitted and nips in at the waist. The seam there is pointed and the seaming through the bodice angles down into the front yoke to give the illusion of a small waistline and length. This is mirrored at