1950s Floral & Nude Applique Bust Black Silk Bombshell Dress designer-ruben-panis describing her as "like a

describing her as "like a fairytale princess

If you are an Ossie Clark fan then you instantly will have recognized this dress as being one of his designs

Modern Sizing equivalent: from XS (0-4)

The skirt is masterfully pleated to give a slight sculptural shape but not make the wearer look too bulky

1950s Floral & Nude Applique Bust Black Silk Bombshell Dress designer-ruben-panis describing her as "like aThis lovely little black fifties cocktail dress is a dream. It is a real bombshell of a dress and these are really exception ones are getting harder and harder to find. This one is made of a black silk faille with a beautifully sculpted and appliqued bodice detail. The dress is sculpted to the body with vertical seaming that curves the dress around the bust, nips it in at the waist and skims to over the hips to a long, slightly flaring pencil skirt.