1950s Hand Painted Dance Dress & Shrug designer-janice-wainwright The back is left low

The back is left low and bare

Amazingly it still as its original fabric tie belt too

The effect of the gold thread worked through the kitten soft chenille velvet it breathtaking

lean rows of print on the bodice and then a chevron design on the skirt

There is a snap at the neck of the outer layer and that is it

1950s Hand Painted Dance Dress & Shrug designer-janice-wainwright The back is left lowThis is a very rare textile the body of the dress is made of a feather light silk paper that has been entirely covered in a stunning hand painted design done in a gold paint. What makes it even more special is that it come to you completely unworn it still retains the cord that the store tag would have attached to inside the shrug! It is beautifully cut with a simple bodice, nipped in waist and a full skirt. Each shoulder and the banding at the waist