Spectacular 1950s Unlabeled Pink & Gold Glass Bead & Pearl Dress designer-lanvin The bottom three buttons are

The bottom three buttons are slightly different then the others and I suspect they were replaced at some point but are a decent match

femme fatale curves

the jacket is cut boxy and has a nod to a western feel to it in the way the back seaming has been done and then that quirky Adrian touch in those amazing pockets set at the front

Woven through the silk is a secondary design done in gold thread that gives the fabric a two dimensional pop

Spectacular 1950s Unlabeled Pink & Gold Glass Bead & Pearl Dress designer-lanvin The bottom three buttons areThis dress is is a spectacular example of the high end hand beading that was being produced during this time period. It is harder and harder to find these original pieces that are entirely made of glass beads and with such a heavy covering of bead work. The instant you lift this dress up you know it is an early and well made original because it literally weights about 8 pounds. This is entirely due to the dense and heavy coverage of the beads which