1920s Silk Chiffon Bias Cut Day Dress designer-sybil-connolly low waist and then flare

low waist and then flare dramatically from there

Imported lace and silks

I absolutely love the color of this piece - it's a beautiful combination of three shades of pink with a swirling design in gold thread delicately woven through the fabric

A bandeau halter with detachable straps tops the pencil cut skirt and is cut so you can wear it strapless or as a halter

Some of the braiding edging detailing has come loose here and there - I have gone over it but I mention this in case I missed a stitch or two

1920s Silk Chiffon Bias Cut Day Dress designer-sybil-connolly low waist and then flareThis is yet another piece from that same estate that produced an important Worth cape and the woman who owned these pieces was both wealthy and well travelled. This is a wonderful bias cut, hand screened silk chiffon flapper dress. The color is slightly more vibrant in person but the overall effect is soft and romantic almost dreamy! The piece work to create the skirting in particular is extraordinary it actually used curved seams where the panels are