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Strapless ivory evening gown with bolero jacket (detail)

Strapless ivory evening gown with bolero jacket (detail) (website by Doris Yee)

YEAR: 1953

DESCRIPTION: In this extreme close up a bolero jacket that from an 1960 evening ensemble hand wrought ornamental elements can be intamently scrutinized   Dark pink silk floss embroidery forms the leaves and candy apple red  glass beads and sequins form the blossoms  in  this inspired  floral motiff. An intricate hand wrought tassle  of metallic ribbon and glass beads completes the ornamentation.