1950s Yellow Mexican Pin Tuck Dress designer-fendi Sleeves: 23" long

Sleeves: 23" long

This is an interesting detail as you see Alber use dramatic zippers often and you cant help but wonder if dresses like this from the archives were the inspiration

A single huge panel of fabric measuring 57" wide x 159" long or approx 4

This is an absolutely amazing Bessi dress and one of the best that I have had or seen

The Italian shop closed in 1974 so this would date prior to that

1950s Yellow Mexican Pin Tuck Dress designer-fendi Sleeves: 23" longMexican pin tuck and lace dresses are works of art in my opinion and this one is an amazing example of one! Every inch of the base fabric has been stitched into even perfect little pin tuck pleats to create that wonderful ribbed effect! Can you imagine the care, effort and time to do that to the fabric before you even start the construction of the garment? Bands of lace are worked into the design at the lower skirt and to define and highlight those