1960s Geoffrey Beene Button Front Black Boutique Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent The waist in this was

The waist in this was left wide and loose and was meant to be worn under a corseted waist belt and the wearer to gather it into place to create even more layers

I love how the buttons end just below the hips so a high opening is left at the front to counter balance that sheath of blackness

This is an amazing fully sequined cocoon cape from the twenties that is just breathtaking

The dress molds to the bust with beautiful pleat work and panels that curve up and around each shoulder

I love how the skirt waist band has a heavy and dense applique of bead work to give it that little extra pop

1960s Geoffrey Beene Button Front Black Boutique Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent The waist in this wasWe do get double of pieces in the shop now and again, and sometimes it happens years apart and sometimes just a couple of weeks go by. I literally just listed (and sold) the twin of this just a few weeks ago. I was happy to have another land in the shop so soon. I have added a photo of one of our wonderful clients Vi who was shot in the version she bought for a styling feature she was in. I loved how to really took it outside the box and used it as a