1950s Cornelia Couturier Avant Garde Dress & Coat designer-herve-leger There is a slight change

There is a slight change in the color here and there and some slight sheen marks from over-ironing at some point

arms and hem all have a stitched relief pattern

There is a round button at the top of the back of the neck

worked into elaborate looped flat braiding

It has the feel of a fine antique Chantilly and feels to be of the highest quality

1950s Cornelia Couturier Avant Garde Dress & Coat designer-herve-leger There is a slight changeIn the 1950s The society matrons of Toronto bought their couture directly from the houses in Europe, through the Simpsons and Eatons Couture salons or had them custom made by Cornelia Couturier who had an atelier in Toronto. Though not a member of the chambre syndicale de la haute couture, her clothing was made to the same exacting standards and the designs and workmanship rival anything being produces anywhere in the world at the time. This is an