1950s Oleg Cassini silk cocktail dress - Extra X small Daywear dipping low to the back

dipping low to the back and fastening with metal zip

14" deep at crown

set/appliqued into the fabric which is utilised particularly well at the sides in crescents

and skirt a hugely full circle in busily printed lightweight crepe feel fabric

minor fraying to the ends of ties but nothing to note on bag

1950s Oleg Cassini silk cocktail dress - Extra X small Daywear dipping low to the backA sumptuous 1950s piece from high end Hollywood designer Oleg Cassini, famed for his movie star costuming and later dressing Jackie O. With heavily boned strapless bodice forming dramatic peaked neckline, dipping low to the back and fastening with metal zip. Side panels are in nude overlay, 'laced' with bootlace silk cord and finished with tied bows at waistline. Skirt features deep inverted pleating for fulness, with attached underskirt to hold form