Rare c.1958 Madame Gres Haute Couture Silk Chiffon Dress & Hooded Cape Set Blacks The dress is meant to

The dress is meant to be worn off the shoulder for a bare expanse of skin to show across the top of the shoulders

At the waist there is a large wide silk taffeta belt that cinches you in even more

The top is kept simple and sexy with tiny straps for the shoulders and a simple bodice

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Rare c.1958 Madame Gres Haute Couture Silk Chiffon Dress & Hooded Cape Set Blacks The dress is meant toThis is a very rare Haute Couture dress set by Madame Gres. While researching the dress we found that the 1958 and 1959 collections in particular were ones that featured braided details and cape elements like this dress has and this timeline matches when the original owner would have worn this set. Madame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping