1950s Maurice Original Draped Silk Dress designer-luis-estevez I love how the edges

I love how the edges are all rounded and scalloped at the neck

The sleeves are full with long slim cuffs to emphasize the fullness above

You can see his future love of adding luxe details with the snakeskin trim at the neckline of this piece

It was styled over an additional crinoline that is not included

A full three piece

1950s Maurice Original Draped Silk Dress designer-luis-estevez I love how the edgesI highly suspect that this is an early Bill Blass design. It has that feel and look of his early work. He joined the maurice label in 1958 and there was a short time where the label was still being produced without his name on it. I beleiev that this is from that time. In any case it is a startingly beautiul dress that is exquisitely constrcuted and unusual as well . It retains only its Maurice Retner Original label and is made of a beautiful rich