1960s Trompe L'oeil Beaded Bag Dress & Matching Coat designer-andre-laug Three working buttons on each

Three working buttons on each cuff

The little pink beads are placed so that they are dense and heavy around all the edges and cuffs and then are scattered right down to the bottom hem and over the sleeves with a heavier placement around the upper portion

It is made out of a heavy cotton and there is literally yards of fabric in the dress

It closes with a back zipper

The original belt holds the 4th dot and I love how they graduate in size and density from the belt to the final huge dot pattern that circles the hem

1960s Trompe L'oeil Beaded Bag Dress & Matching Coat designer-andre-laug Three working buttons on eachI have had a version of this dress before but never one that still retained with it its matching coat. It is really a rare and unusual set that has a witty trompe l'oiel handbag made of bead work and faux pearls on the dress. Made to appear as if a beaded evening bag sits over the shoulder and down the side, the entire design is completely hand beaded onto the dress. A ring of beads also circle each cuff. On the coat, the neckline also is encircled in