Incredible 1950s Ceil Chapman Jewelled Rhinestone Tear Drop Black Velvet Shelf Bust Dress designer-thierry-mugler Such was the power of

Such was the power of Alaia

It is sold as a final sale

The back is really the wow part of this one though - two dramatic panels of chiffon swoops out from the scooped back neckline and down to just past the hem of the dress

A romantic dress with it's matching cape overlay has no label but is very well made and it was surely a designer piece

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA as long as the bust fits

Incredible 1950s Ceil Chapman Jewelled Rhinestone Tear Drop Black Velvet Shelf Bust Dress designer-thierry-mugler Such was the power ofCeil Chapman was an American designer of classic cocktail and party dresses who successfully took the revered Christian Dior 'New Look' haute couture designs that most woman could not even hope to afford and reworked them into designs that American woman could attain. She won the Coty American Fashion Critic's Award in 1945, the John Wanamaker Award, Foley's 'Golden Year' Award, and the Strawbridge and Clothier seal of confidence, for creative