c.1954 Jeanne Lanvin Castillo Haute Couture Emerald & Gold Organza Dress 1920s and Antique It completely unzips and opens

It completely unzips and opens at the front

I have the honor of helping a long term kimono collector de-accesion her collection and some of the piece I have and will be getting are exceptional and quite rare - like this one

Fully lined through the body in a nude colored silk with the sleeves left unlined

The dress closes with a back painted metal zipper and the jacket closes with fabric covered buttons down the front

c.1954 Jeanne Lanvin Castillo Haute Couture Emerald & Gold Organza Dress 1920s and Antique It completely unzips and opensThis is a stunning example of the couture work being done by the house of Lanvin during the years that Antonio Castillo headed the atelier. Castillo started off his career at the houses of Paquin and Piquet. He also did a stint designing accessories for Chanel. In 1950 he became the head designer at the House of Lanvin. The press at the time lauded him, along with Balmain, Dior and Balenciaga, as the new generation of the Paris Couture designers.