1950s Cornelia Couturier Avant Garde Dress & Coat designer-bill-gibb It is made of a

It is made of a fine wool that is of a light-medium weight but warm

strung beaded fringe creates movement all around the bottom hem

I just sigh with happiness every time I look at this piece

Chanel is having a red hot fashion moment right now and even though this suit is from the late eighties it actually feels fresh and now

Really a gorgeous dress and in excellent condition

1950s Cornelia Couturier Avant Garde Dress & Coat designer-bill-gibb It is made of aIn the 1950s The society matrons of Toronto bought their couture directly from the houses in Europe, through the Simpsons and Eatons Couture salons or had them custom made by Cornelia Couturier who had an atelier in Toronto. Though not a member of the chambre syndicale de la haute couture, her clothing was made to the same exacting standards and the designs and workmanship rival anything being produces anywhere in the world at the time. This is an