1950s Demi-Couture Level Nazareth Velvet Applique Dress designer-azzedine-alaia It is a custom fabric

It is a custom fabric and a stunning confection of woven silk brocade with portions of it being a fine black chenille

This entire collection had overt sexual overtones to it and it was the precision cut and placement of fabrics that made it so

There is one bit missing on one side - please see the picture

5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam

The back is pure drama with the majority of the fabric falling from the curved seam at the back with a large inverted pleat running down the center to create further volume

1950s Demi-Couture Level Nazareth Velvet Applique Dress designer-azzedine-alaia It is a custom fabricThis dress is absolutely incredible and made to very high standards with lots of demi couture level finishes. It really is a beautiful little dress and I suspect that at one point it had a designer label but that is lost to time and it now only has the label "Nazareth" which I suspect was a shop name and secondary label back in its day. It is really is a thing of beauty it is made of three distinct fabrics an inky black cotton velvet for the main body