Chic & Simple Late 1990s Jacques Fath Off-White Ivory Feather Cropped Capelet designer-marni Onto the velvet base is

Onto the velvet base is a dense application of gold braid

This is entirely covered in glossy black sequins except for the very top of each shoulder

Item# DD929

It is open the entire length of the wrapped over edge so you you will get a flash of leg showing when you walk or sit

All the seams and fabric are bias cut

Chic & Simple Late 1990s Jacques Fath Off-White Ivory Feather Cropped Capelet designer-marni Onto the velvet base isJacques Fath showed his first collection of just twenty garments in the spring of 1937. It was received well and he steadily built a strong clientele, eventually expanding into America. The label was shuttered in 1957 after Fath's death three years earlier. In 1992 the label was revived and for the next ten years or so continued to present runway collections. This dress is from that period in the 1990s and is a wonderful piece. It has a definitive nod