1960s Unlabeled Hand Made & Beaded and Sequin Netted Cord Dress designer-norman-hartnell I love the high collar

I love the high collar and those four large silk cord frog knots that close the jacket down the front

That gold cover the dress with the red silk that is left forming the pattern you see

It is very faint and blends into the pattern

The underskirt closes at the waist with hook and eye over a keyhole opening

Her work typically has a sexy but easy to wear feel to it

1960s Unlabeled Hand Made & Beaded and Sequin Netted Cord Dress designer-norman-hartnell I love the high collarThis is an exquisite 1960s dress whose exterior is covered with hand done bead & sequin work. It is made out of black cord net that is then covered with hand made flowers adorning its entire surface. You would rarely see this level of handwork on a piece today and if you did the cost to produce it would catapult it onto the world of couture. Each flower, complete with gorgeous fronds of green leaves, has been meticulously made by hand using bright