Evening Dress In Gold Metallic Matelassé — Main Rousseau Bocher

Evening dress in gold metallic matelassé

Elegant 1963 Mainbocher evening dress in shimmering gold metallic matelassé. A timeless couture piece featuring a kite stomacher & sophisticated design. Explore iconic American fashion.


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Floor-length Evening dress of gold metallic and natural linen matelassé in stylized foliate pattern; sleeveless; wide round neck; natural waist; applied kite-shaped stomacher overlapping waist seam; 3/4-inch attached self-belt with concealed side closure; straight skirt, slightly gathered at waist; center front hem vent to knee level; center back zipper closure; cream silk crepe lining. Labels: Mainbocher / Inc ; [typed on tape] Fall 1963.