Early 1960s Carven Couture Pale Green Silk Organdy Embroidered Cut Out Dress designer-scott-barrie The skirt is fully lined

The skirt is fully lined in a navy silk and the top is unlined but beautifully finished inside

This was purchased by me from a New York dealer who bought it from the original owner who showed a picture of herself with Fabrice while wearing this dress

With the craze for micro short pieces still going strong it almost feels more relevant now then it did when it came out

collars and edges all have contrasting print and there is a bold centerpiece print at the back

Early 1960s Carven Couture Pale Green Silk Organdy Embroidered Cut Out Dress designer-scott-barrie The skirt is fully linedMarie Louise Carven, who founded her label in 1945, was one of the few female couturiers in the post Chanel Schiaparelli days of the Parisian designers. Her work was exquisite and she was a brilliant marketer, launching perfumes and a ready to wear line in 1950, something that couturiers still were not doing to a great degree at that time. She was known as being one of the great couturiers of the 'Golden Age' of Haute Couture and her designs became