1960s Norman Norell from Martha Boutique Black Embellished Shift Dress Launer_tosca It is composed of a

It is composed of a silver-toned metal back

They are 22/23 ct gold plated and of superb quality and condition

it has long-sleeves and a maxi-length skirt

It has a panelled construction broken up by strips of thick tonal cotton on the interior which sit where the boning of the corset underneath would be

It is cut in a very classic 60s mini shape and finishes at around knee length

1960s Norman Norell from Martha Boutique Black Embellished Shift Dress Launer_tosca It is composed of aNorman Norell was a celebrated mid century American fashion designer known amongst fashion crowds as the American Balenciaga. Of impeccable provenance, this dress retailed in the creme de la creme of fashion boutiques called Martha. The owner, Martha Phillips founded her high end Park Avenue boutique in the 1930s and sold the best fashions to the upper echelon of New York and Palm Beach society for decades. She and her daughter went on to open six