1950s Couture Pink Petal Dress & Jacket designer-pierre-cardin This dress is everything you

This dress is everything you want in a 1940s piece and is a real jaw dropper

It has a touch of a boudoir feel to it as well giving it a subtle sexiness

The waist is constructed of flat pleats that go both up into the bodice and around the top portion of the skirt

Bust: 16-18" flat across the back from side seam to side seam with stretch

It is a stunning piece of Valentino that is entirely hand finished and in perfect condition

1950s Couture Pink Petal Dress & Jacket designer-pierre-cardin This dress is everything youStunningly beautiful silk satin petal dress is absolutely to die! Ingenious example of the care to construction and the high level of execution of the period. The fabric alone is brilliant it changes from a soft pale pink gradually deepening as it nears the petalled hem to a deep true pink. The jacket does the opposite with a deeper hue at the shoulders and then gradually softening at the waist to match the color of the dress. The jacket is a