1960s Ceil Chapman Green Metallic Silk Brocade Mini Dress designer-joy-stevens It is also insanely sexy

It is also insanely sexy and beautifully made as well

couture level piece by Donald Brooks

The skirt poufs out in three dramatic layers on atop the other

It is densely and heavily hand bead and appliqued entirely with crystals and quite heavy and substantial

yet sculptural styles of the fifties with lots of volume through the body

1960s Ceil Chapman Green Metallic Silk Brocade Mini Dress designer-joy-stevens It is also insanely sexyWhen you think of Ceil Chapman pieces you normally think of the fitted dress made famous by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Deborah Kerr and many others. Chapmen designed for these big screen giants and her work centered primarily around evening and cocktail attire. This wonderful little piece is not a typical Ceil but I kind of love it even more as it demonstrates her range. Like the little metallic coat I have on the site (which btw