1950s Lace & Silk Parnes Feinstein Dress designer-balenciaga Made of a black knit

Made of a black knit it has amazing primary color thick stripes worked on the diagonal into the shawl like detail that goes over the shoulders

and has all the elements you look for in a Valentino

I love the classic billowing sleeves and easy feel to it

Fully lined in a custom tie dye silk and closes with a back zipper

continues around the back and then two panels cascade to the hem

1950s Lace & Silk Parnes Feinstein Dress designer-balenciaga Made of a black knitThis is a lovely and feminine little strapless dress in a pearl or champagne colored silk with pretty lace details. There was no label in the dress but luckily the matching fabric belt was stamped with its Parnes Feinstein label so the designer of the dress is known. The Feinstein label began in 1948 and I suspect that this dress was made just a few years into that, perhaps in the early fifties. You can see the influence of both the 40s and the "New