Elegant Late 1950s Sybil Connolly Couture Pale Lavender Pleated Linen Strapless Dress w Shawl MED (10-12) The bodice has been elaborately

The bodice has been elaborately embroidered so that it sits up and off of the silk underneath

Tagged a vintage McQueen 38

Even when the dress was as extravagant as this one is it has a sense of ease to it

Tagged a modern Valentino 6 and is in its original uncut length

When it is on the body

Elegant Late 1950s Sybil Connolly Couture Pale Lavender Pleated Linen Strapless Dress w Shawl MED (10-12) The bodice has been elaboratelyIrish designer Sybil Connolly had her first major US fashion show in 1953. The American press dubbed her the 'Dublin's Dior'. Jacqueline Kennedy wore Connolly for her official White House portrait and Connolly was a particular favorite of Carmen Snow, the editor of Harper's Bazaar. It was made under the creative direction of Sybil Connolly The dress would've been made entirely by hand in her atelier in Ireland. In 1957 she launched her couture label.