c.1910 Toutmain Paris Hand Beaded & Sequin Black Silk & Net Trained Gown designer-todd-oldham Meant to be carried folded

Meant to be carried folded it features the Dior logo in canvas with leather trim and a large CD buckle

instantly recognizable

The knot is very light and fine

A version in this same black and silver was also worn by Shirley Bassey at the 1987 Royal Variety Performance and she wore that dress for a 1986 publicity card as well

c.1910 Toutmain Paris Hand Beaded & Sequin Black Silk & Net Trained Gown designer-todd-oldham Meant to be carried foldedDresses of this age are rarely 100% perfect and this one is starting to show some shattering to some areas of the finer, tissue silk underlays, and has several areas of tears in the netting around the sleeves and shoulders. Even so is still remarkable in how intact it still is even after all of these years. It is a wonderful example of the workmanship that was being done during this time period. It is also a rare example of a labeled piece from this