1950s Silk Beaded Cocktail Black Dress designer-rudi-gernreich The velvet allows the colors

The velvet allows the colors to be as crisp and bright as you would wish them to be and the cut is all 1990s sex

It is fitted and then heavily beaded all the ay around

It closes with a low back zipper and is constructed from two layers of the jersey

Each cuff closes with a row of hidden snaps

6" from waist to hem

1950s Silk Beaded Cocktail Black Dress designer-rudi-gernreich The velvet allows the colorsI love this very chic, Balenciaga feeling silk 1950s cocktail dress. It is a definite nod to the silhouette most popular in the highest circles of fashion at that time. The bodice is set high above a banded waistline. The shoulders move seamlessly into wide cut above the elbow sleeves. The neckline is rounded and high. The bead work that adorns the neck is fantastic and continues down over the bodice and onto the sleeves. Matte charcoal faux pearls,