1950s Mr John Couture Black Crepe Shift Dress and Jacket Vintage_Tunic while the main fabric is

while the main fabric is embroidered with a contrasting shade of cream thread in swirling

4 cm) Waist - 35 in (88

(106 cm)WAIST UNSTRETCHED - 19

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

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1950s Mr John Couture Black Crepe Shift Dress and Jacket Vintage_Tunic while the main fabric isThis two in one little black dress and jacket is by Mr John, a celebrated American couturier and one of the foremost milliners of the 20th century; his most famous costume designs being those made for Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind," Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express," Greta Garbo in "The Painted Veil" and Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Among the fashionable women who wore his designs were the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria