Prettiest 1960s Bessi Dusty Purple & Pink Floral Print Velvet Dress designer-helena-barbieri with tiny iridescent sequins so

with tiny iridescent sequins so the entire gown glitters and gleams in the light

If you are looking for a truly unique and unusual piece this is it

These sack dresses really played on volume and cut and though you find then in various fabric for his Rive Gauche line the Patron

I always have a soft spot for these formal beaded 1950s gowns and it is very unusual to find one in such a magnificent color

More vertical seaming sits at the very top of the full skirt and then gently open to give the volume the skirt has

Prettiest 1960s Bessi Dusty Purple & Pink Floral Print Velvet Dress designer-helena-barbieri with tiny iridescent sequins soThe Bessi company was launched in 1950 but it was not until 1968 that it started producing the printed pieces that the label is now associated with. Like Pucci he signed all his prints and created them himself. In terms of style, construction and quality, Bessi dresses were often on par with Pucci and Leonard, especially the ones from the late sixties to mid seventies. This one is just lovely and the colour of it is divine. This gorgeous little dress