1960s Hand Done Ribbon, Sequin & Bead Dress designer-sybil-connolly Bodice: approx 18 from shoulder

Bodice: approx 18 from shoulder to dropped waist

shift shaped 1960s silhouette and it is a little unusual because of the fabric

All hand painted using metallic tinted paints and then hand applied with sequins in various metallic colors to pick up the painted colors used

Its five full layers of fabric and the middle layer is a shocking Schiaparelli pink silk satin

1960s Hand Done Ribbon, Sequin & Bead Dress designer-sybil-connolly Bodice: approx 18 from shoulderThe detail work on this dress was entirely done by hand and it is quite incredible! It is aobviously a high end piece and its label is a Palm Beach designer or shop called Harold Grant. The base is a light knit that I beleive has cashmere in it. Through the knit, literally, are yellow ribbons that are placed to form big circular medallions with a flower suggested at the center of each. Hand placed through and around these are sequins and pearl