1950s Cornelia Couturier Avant Garde Dress & Coat designer-bill-gibb Really a gorgeous dress and

Really a gorgeous dress and in excellent condition

Dropped shoulders: 22î from seam to seam

graphic sleeves are cuffed at the wrist with a wide panel of ruched and elastic banding

I just sigh with happiness every time I look at this piece

The color is a bright lemon with a white and black floral pattern screened onto the fabric

1950s Cornelia Couturier Avant Garde Dress & Coat designer-bill-gibb Really a gorgeous dress andIn the 1950s The society matrons of Toronto bought their couture directly from the houses in Europe, through the Simpsons and Eatons Couture salons or had them custom made by Cornelia Couturier who had an atelier in Toronto. Though not a member of the chambre syndicale de la haute couture, her clothing was made to the same exacting standards and the designs and workmanship rival anything being produces anywhere in the world at the time. This is an