1960s Geoffrey Beene Button Front Black Boutique Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent The dress molds to the

The dress molds to the bust with beautiful pleat work and panels that curve up and around each shoulder

It closes down the back with a hand set zipper that extends beyond the hem in the traditional haute couture manner

I love how the skirt waist band has a heavy and dense applique of bead work to give it that little extra pop

I love how the buttons end just below the hips so a high opening is left at the front to counter balance that sheath of blackness

1960s Geoffrey Beene Button Front Black Boutique Dress designer-yves-saint-laurent The dress molds to theWe do get double of pieces in the shop now and again, and sometimes it happens years apart and sometimes just a couple of weeks go by. I literally just listed (and sold) the twin of this just a few weeks ago. I was happy to have another land in the shop so soon. I have added a photo of one of our wonderful clients Vi who was shot in the version she bought for a styling feature she was in. I loved how to really took it outside the box and used it as a