1950s Early Ceil Chapman Bustle Gown designer-luis-estevez I love the pointed shawl

I love the pointed shawl collar† - it sits wide and frames your face

Full lined in a white silk organza and closes with a back painted metal zipper

Reference photo: Liza Minelli (on the right) in the Halston Studios in NYC in 1972

You can just picture this dress styled with high boots and a wide brimmed Yves Saint Laurent hat and in the pages of Vogue back in its day

Bodice: 37" from neck to hem

1950s Early Ceil Chapman Bustle Gown designer-luis-estevez I love the pointed shawlExtremely early, unusual gown in rustling silk taffeta from Ceil Chapman. This is a stunning and unusual piece and if you collect or are looking to make a dramatic statement this is the dress! The fabric has a moire pattern running through it an it is actually astonishing how much yardage s in that skirt! The skirt is an unusual shape it scoops up at the front so you get a flash of leg and then curves down and back. Yards and yards of silk are in that