Sexy 1982 Fabrice Simon Black Densely Beaded Silk Chiffon Dress w Plunge Front Unlabeled and Fabulous Below the last velvet band

Below the last velvet band the skirt billows out in a shaped bell and is cut a little longer at the back

You can see a striking similarity to the color and print in the examples shown here from the Haute Couture collections between 1954 and 1956

The waist stay inside the waist closes with hook & eye

The main portion of the skirt is set into the waist  with soft gathers all the way around to give it the wonderful fullness that you see

Sexy 1982 Fabrice Simon Black Densely Beaded Silk Chiffon Dress w Plunge Front Unlabeled and Fabulous Below the last velvet bandThis is a stunning and rare dress designed by Coty Award winning, Haitian born designer, Fabrice Simon. His clothes were worn by some of entertainments most famous names Kathleen Turner, Natalie Cole, Ivana Trump and Whitney Houston, who wire one of his dresses o the 1988 Grammy's. The top supermodels of the time like Iman, Beverly Johnson, Christy Brinkley and Jerry Hall were all fans. Fabrice is a designer that is not as well known but should be. He