1950s Hattie Carnegie Silk Floral Print Watercolor Nipped Waist Dress Charles Jourdan this Prada blouse still has

this Prada blouse still has the original tags attached

and playful florals in red

The upper bodice is also roomy

is also covered in iridescent paillette sequins shining in a complement of gray

Just below the skirts waistband a series of pleats fit the skirt while defining the multicolored plaid design

1950s Hattie Carnegie Silk Floral Print Watercolor Nipped Waist Dress Charles Jourdan this Prada blouse still hasFrom the early 1950s comes this heavenly silk dress by Hattie Carnegie. Its nipped waist silhouette is the perfect canvas for the gorgeous watercolor print that unfolds upon it: a blanket of pretty peonies in shades of pink, gray, white, lavender and, of course, Carnegie blue. My clothes are built to show off the woman who wears them, the American designer once said. I like them to be simplecomplicated and simpleto move well, to move with the times