1950s Ceil Chapman Little Black Lace Overlay Dress designer-attico They flow out from the

They flow out from the shoulders and trail all the way to the ground

wonderful rounded sleeves and the silhouette follows and skims over the body

Each sleeve puffs slightly above the wrist and cuff

Love the over-sized "ribbing" effect created by the large plat pleats that run down the dress

1950s Ceil Chapman Little Black Lace Overlay Dress designer-attico They flow out from theThis is an early black label Ceil Chapman and is really a wonderful example of her earlier pieces. You mostly see the later, more fitted versions from Ceil for sale out there (that wiggle dress silhouette made famous by Marilyn Monroe) but this is an earlier late 1940s, early 1950s piece and it has lots of wonderful period details. The black silk crepe skirt is cut slim and has a curving cut layer of black lace that sits over it and gives it the