Incredible 1950s Mignon Densely & Heavily Beaded Green Silk Brocade Hourglass Dress designer-pierre-cardin Just the fact that it

Just the fact that it has so many styling options is an instant bonus for me and I can't help but think it has a kind of Celine vibe to it as well

Fully lined in an golden taupe silky rayon

Reference Photo: F/W 1985 Valentino Runway Collection

It was so large I could not take a photo of it laying out flat but you can see it draped over the dress form in the photo before the label shot and that should give you an idea of its immense size

Fully lined in black silky rayon with an attached inner tulle crinoline in the low set skirt

Incredible 1950s Mignon Densely & Heavily Beaded Green Silk Brocade Hourglass Dress designer-pierre-cardin Just the fact that itThis is a heavily beaded dress from the Mignon label. The extensive bead work that covers every inch of the dress has all been done by hand. The dress is very well made too. The base fabric is a silk brocade that has a design worked into it. The design was then followed and covered with thousands and thousands of hand placed beads, sequins and rhinestones. They are all original glass beads and that reflects in the weight of the dress. I personally