1950s Ceil Chapman Basket Weave Velvet Floral Ribbon Silk Organza Dress designer-lillie-rubin This version is that perfect

This version is that perfect clear red that Yves did ever so well

Item# DD2488

The entire jacket is hand done and covered in the beads and sequins

It features the signature Marimekko metal buttons down the front and because it completely unbuttons it can be worn as both a dress or a layered piece

Fully lined in the same fine silk as the exterior

1950s Ceil Chapman Basket Weave Velvet Floral Ribbon Silk Organza Dress designer-lillie-rubin This version is that perfectCeil 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