Lot 60
  • 60

Jean Dessès Haute couture, 1958

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Silk
A draped silk chiffon dress

Literature

Similar model presented in L'art et la mode, n°III, p.81, 1958

Condition

A Jean Desses couture draped chiffon cocktail dress, 1958, white on black label, indistinct number, with boned, strapless bodice, draped cascading back panels which attach to the hem, bust 92cm, 36in, waist 71cm, 28in One of the corset struts is protruding (minor). The right cascading panel needs partially re-attaching at the bodice and there are a few small holes here also. Overall the dress is good condition. Bodice has been taken in at the bodice to the right of the zip closure. zip is defective.
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