1950s Avant Garde Couture Level Butterfly Cocktail Dress designer-todd-oldham The top is all sex

The top is all sex and cleavage - a deep plunge and wide arm with a separate knit design worked into their edges

It has wide bands following the edge of the jacket's cut

Very minor and may come out with another dry clean

Each square in a mere 1" x 1" so literally hundreds of them make up the surface of the coat

It is really quite fabulous and has an almost swashbuckling feel to it with its ruffled front and cuffs

1950s Avant Garde Couture Level Butterfly Cocktail Dress designer-todd-oldham The top is all sexThis is an incredible couture level 1950s dress that has a beautiful and unusual avant garde cut and design. There is no label but I am sure that this has to be a designer piece as the workmanship and extraordinary design has the feel of a high end piece. The textile that it is made of is just amazing a truly beautiful silk that has that rich, luxe weight to it that only the best, highest quality silks have. Onto this is an embroidered and fused