1960s Gene Shelly Gold Sequin w Paillette Detailing Stretch Knit Dress designer-sonia-rykiel But if you actually think

But if you actually think back to the time period it all makes sense because this is a fabric that

It is constructed from a heavy silk whose lemon yellow tone has a hint of acid bright to it

This particular dress is a great example of that

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Fully lined in a black  silk and closes with a back set zipper

1960s Gene Shelly Gold Sequin w Paillette Detailing Stretch Knit Dress designer-sonia-rykiel But if you actually thinkIn its heyday the Gene Shelly of California label was a must have. Gene Shelly dresses are amazing and they are some of the best of the early sequinned vintage pieces that you can find. All of the sequin work that covers this dress was done by hand in Hong Kong on American manufactured knit. The company would send the stretch wool fabric to be hand beaded or sequinned to Hong Kong. The fabric was then sent back to the US and the dresses were made in