Important 1949 Museum Held Claire McCardell Dress designer-victor-costa Item# DD1391

Item# DD1391

All the YSL signature touches are there - the Victorian-esque shoulder and sleeves

Hard to capture but very beautiful

Little faceted black beads dangle all over the cap

Each design is also hand detailed with a painted center in each flower

Important 1949 Museum Held Claire McCardell Dress designer-victor-costa Item# DD1391This incredible dress is from the 1949 collection by Claire MacCardell and its a version in a camel wool is held in The Mets permanent collection which I have also shown here. My version is a deep blue in a heavy and early silky rayon. The body of the dress is entirely pleated in tight, sharp perma pleats that create tremendous movement when you move. They slightly soften out at each side for an interesting contrast and continue the line of the solid