1930s Franco Bertoli Hand Painted Gold Patterned Caftan Dress on A Deep Red Silk Velvet designer-balenciaga This combination of the two

This combination of the two colors of glass beads and different beads shapes used

edgy avant garde piece and I would not be surprised to learn that it was meant to be worn on its own even with those incredible

Halston's asymmetrical neckline and Mollie Parnis's tunic and satin pants

This particular type of knit that Azzadine used during this time period ages in a way that leave bits of a shine and faint "lines" through the knit - I have never seen a piece that was actually worn once or twice to not have this happen

Fully lined in an ivory taffeta rayon and has a fur hook at the neck

1930s Franco Bertoli Hand Painted Gold Patterned Caftan Dress on A Deep Red Silk Velvet designer-balenciaga This combination of the twoThis is a lovely dress whose fabric is phenonemal. It is by the Italian designer Franco Bertoli and you can clearly see its references to the great Italian designs who worked in similar velvets to this like Fortuny and Maria Monaci Gallenga. The dress has a simple cut. The bodice is more fitted and has a seam set under the bust. The lower part of the dress is set into that seam and widens out gradually to the hem. This leaves it loose and easy through