The dress is short-sleeved and cut from matte silk crepe de chine fabric with monochrome sequin embellishment across the entire gown
which really emphasises the nipped-in waist silhouette that was so aspirational during this era
passed away in 2015 after a successful 50 year career
cotton mix of very fine quality
on our model who is a UK 8-10 and 5ft 11in (180 cm)
1970s Sorelle Fontana Brown Printed Silk Top with Gold Lurex Tom_Ford_Gucci The dress is short-sleeved andThe grand Italian Alta Moda fashion house Fontana was founded by the three Fontana sisters in 1943 and better known as Sorelle Fontana. The sisters dressed many celebrities, Royal Princesses and members of the Italian nobility including Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Barbara Stanwyck, Anita Ekberg, Joan Collins, Queen Soraya, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Frederica of Hanover; and American First Ladies: Bess