Bellville Sassoon Lorcan Mullany gown, 21st c., Made in England, iridescent cloud blue silk with metallic gold sun medallion print, strapless style, split v bust line with center bow, with sequin and faux pearl embellishments, layered wrap around train, crinoline lined, approx. 34"b, 30"w, 58"l

Notes/Literature: Bellville Sassoon is a high end British fashion salon founded in 1953. Bellville counts numerous socialites and the royal family as amongst its clientele and was the most prolific of Princess Diana's early designers. Bellville Sassoon designed her "Gonzaga dress", amongst numerous other items of clothing. Sassoon has said, "When she got engaged, her mother brought her in to us and asked us to make the going-away outfit". Aside from Diana, Bellville Sassoon has designed clothes for Princess Margaret, Princess Michael of Kent, the Duchess of York, Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Jerry Hall, Anita Baker, Melanie Griffith, Helen Mirren, Ivana Trump, Madonna, Jada Collins, and Melissa Brown, and his designs have appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper's Magazine.

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