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Description: | 2 piece couture summer dress in rose-printed silk organza; strapless boned bodice with attached underskirt; overdress with blouse like wide revers and horizontal waist.
Woven label, 'Jean Desses, 12 Rond Point, Champs Elysees, Paris'.
In 1958, Desses moved to Champs Elysees, and this dress dates from just after in 1959 - the silk in French Vogue in Mars 1959 in a Staron advert is described as 'Faille ou organdie de soie imprimee d'un semis de roses en camaien'. Desses retired in 1963.
Technique: printed
Material: silk
John Desses dress back, 1959, 2009.181.
John Desses dress label, 1959, 2009.181. | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.66459 | Go to resource |
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