1930s Franco Bertoli Hand Painted Gold Patterned Caftan Dress on A Deep Red Silk Velvet designer-balenciaga Unlined and slip over the

Unlined and slip over the head with no closures

edgy avant garde piece and I would not be surprised to learn that it was meant to be worn on its own even with those incredible

No true top or bottom - you can wear it either way

Halston's asymmetrical neckline and Mollie Parnis's tunic and satin pants

Fully lined in an ivory taffeta rayon and has a fur hook at the neck

1930s Franco Bertoli Hand Painted Gold Patterned Caftan Dress on A Deep Red Silk Velvet designer-balenciaga Unlined and slip over theThis is a lovely dress whose fabric is phenonemal. It is by the Italian designer Franco Bertoli and you can clearly see its references to the great Italian designs who worked in similar velvets to this like Fortuny and Maria Monaci Gallenga. The dress has a simple cut. The bodice is more fitted and has a seam set under the bust. The lower part of the dress is set into that seam and widens out gradually to the hem. This leaves it loose and easy through