Wonderful 1980s Dan Werle Brillant Blue Silk Dress w Ruffled Off Shoulder Neckline Shop By Vintage Designer This is from this season

This is from this season and was Look 9 on the fall runway

luxurious bronze silk drapes to perfection The collar

A touch of grubbiness to the strings to the edge of one side at the bottom

I love how you can see through the fabric in between the velvet parts

You can see the transition from the twenties flapper silhouette to the more fitted forties in this lovely dress

Wonderful 1980s Dan Werle Brillant Blue Silk Dress w Ruffled Off Shoulder Neckline Shop By Vintage Designer This is from this seasonDan Werle launched his label just after the end of World War II and by the 1950s he was dressing Hollywood starlets on a regular basis. He designmany of the looks worn by Loretta Young for her TV show 'The Loretta Young Show' that ran from 1953 to 1961. She often launched her show wearing one of his designs and it was that publicity that made his label thrive. His work tended to stay on the more simple side but they were still striking. You get the