1950s Coral Silk Satin Bow Dress designer-louis-feraud The Tiktiner label was founded

The Tiktiner label was founded by Dina Tiktiner Viterbo in France in 1949 and eventually honed their aesthetic to to suit the needs of the jet set that spent most of their time on the beaches and night scene of the Cote d'Azur

The Rhinestones are prong set with the very peak welded and fixed into place but with the strands connecting to the band left so that they have some movement

Shoulders: no defined seam - see below for more fit notes

Each side of the skirt is also gathered - all done to show maximum leg

The back is tiered under the butt and slit high

1950s Coral Silk Satin Bow Dress designer-louis-feraud The Tiktiner label was foundedThis is a wonderful gown from the late 1950s, maybe early 1960s. The gown is extraordinary. A heavy grade silk satin is hand dyed a salmon pink and that color, combined with the fabric choice, makes it seem to have an inner glow. A simple sheath that nips in slightly at the waist sits under a wrapped outer layer. Indeed, upon inspection one realizes that the outer layer is a finely constructed piece in its own right that is attached around the top