This vintage 50s dress is made of heavy silk faille. I remember when I first touched the dress and determined the fabric by rubbing it together between my fingers - I know it sounds crazy, but after so many years of handling fabrics I've come to know that silk has a particular sound (does that mean I have synaesthesia?) The unknown designer has given the 3/4 sleeves a few pleats at the inside of the elbow to allow for ease of movement. The only label present if that of Nelly Gaffney, the upscale San Francisco boutique where it was sold.
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