1950s Yellow Mexican Pin Tuck Dress designer-fendi This is an absolutely amazing

This is an absolutely amazing Bessi dress and one of the best that I have had or seen

The cut is fantastic and she has nipped in the waist and the skirt is actually cut on the curve around the hip so even though the fabric has a bit of volume it does not add bulk to the wearer

A single huge panel of fabric measuring 57" wide x 159" long or approx 4

Sleeves: 23" long

This is an interesting detail as you see Alber use dramatic zippers often and you cant help but wonder if dresses like this from the archives were the inspiration

1950s Yellow Mexican Pin Tuck Dress designer-fendi This is an absolutely amazingMexican pin tuck and lace dresses are works of art in my opinion and this one is an amazing example of one! Every inch of the base fabric has been stitched into even perfect little pin tuck pleats to create that wonderful ribbed effect! Can you imagine the care, effort and time to do that to the fabric before you even start the construction of the garment? Bands of lace are worked into the design at the lower skirt and to define and highlight those