1950s Fine Sequin Ceil Chapman Wiggle Dress designer-alfred-bosand The top is cut loose

The top is cut loose and easy with wide sleeves that come out from the waist and gradually narrow down to a slim cuff that zips around your wrist

The back is very full and trails behind as it is very long at the back

Extraordinary runway eighties Kenzo smock dress is just magnificent

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Once you get past the sheer brilliance of the color you begin to notice the workmanship that has gone into constructing this

1950s Fine Sequin Ceil Chapman Wiggle Dress designer-alfred-bosand The top is cut looseA very fine sequin wiggle dress by Ceil Chapman is a treasured find. If you love it in the photos you will be astonished when you actually get to see the level of construction and work that would have been done to so densely hand apply all the tiny sequins by hand to cover the dress with this amount of coverage. The base is a black silk crepe that is cut to mold itself to the curves of the girl who wears this. This is entirely covered in glossy black