Germaine Lecomte c.1945 designer-sonia-rykiel This is a beautiful early

This is a beautiful early 1930s dress that is the most striking jewel toned merlot coloured silk velvet

It has an extra button sewn along the interior lining

This is a a piece that would have been produced for retail and was not shown on the runway

The back has a great swoop of volume and fullness created by a full center pleat that runs the length of the back and opens into a vent as it nears the hem

The ruffle is made from five layers of the silk stacked on top of each other with the layers set at slightly different lengths to give it more volume

Germaine Lecomte c.1945 designer-sonia-rykiel This is a beautiful earlyThe Shrimpton Couture Archives