Extraordinary 1950s Yellow Silk Ceil Chapman Dress designer-ceil-chapman hand set tissue silk and

hand set tissue silk and closes with a hand set painted metal zipper

This also allows the sleeves to be full and poofed The front buttons and the contrast between the top pattern and the solid colored skirt is both slimming and pretty

Shoulders: approx 14" when laid out flat but the elastic makes it completely variable

The belt is attached and has an early plastic buckle

Both the skirt and top have a ruffled gather along where they meet the sequins - a very unusual treatment that works

Extraordinary 1950s Yellow Silk Ceil Chapman Dress designer-ceil-chapman hand set tissue silk andThis is an extraordinary silk Ceil Chapman dress that can be worn for day or evening and is really an exceptional example of her work. These days you mostly see the more fitted versions that were made famous by Marilyn Monroe, but this is a true 1950s "New Look" silhouette and these are so hard to find as women hoard them. It is just wonderful. The skirt is very full and the shape is helped by its interface of proper dressmakers paper that gives some