Jacques Fath Paris Haute' Couture Creation in 100% Pure Silk Organza with layers of a shimmering silvery celadon mint green with gold tipped lace & metallic silver silk lace net overlay, and silk tulle underneath. This Gown is a unique halter design with plunging v-neckline & wing collar and an alternating tea length skirt with handkerchief hemline. Made in France . France & Italy produce some of the world's finest silk organza. Mint Condition. Size 42 indicated. Special Note : this dress was accented with a Chanel Boutique Pale Gold Metallic Lambskin Leather easy-to-tie double sided sash ( not included ) . ABOUT THE DESIGNER : Jacques Fath (6 September 1912 in Maisons-Laffitte, France – 13 November 1954 in Paris, France) was a French fashion designer who was considered one of the three dominant influences on postwar haute couture, the others being Christian Dior and Pierre Balmain. The playwright Georges Fath was his great-grandfather. As self-taught designer who learned his craft from studying museum exhibitions and books about fashion, Fath hired a number of young designers as assistants and apprentices, some of which later went on to form their own houses, including Hubert de Givenchy, Guy Laroche, and Valentino Garavani. A popular and occasionally innovative designer known for dressing ""the chic young Parisienne"", Fath utilized such materials as hemp sacking and sequins made of walnut and almond shells. His 1950 collection was called Lily, and its skirts were shaped to resemble flowers. For evening wear, he advocated velvet gowns. During World War II, Fath was known for ""wide fluttering skirts"" which, The New York Times explained, ""he conceived for the benefit of women forced to ride bicycles during gasoline rationing"". His clients included Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, and Rita Hayworth, who wore a Fath dress for her wedding to Prince Aly Khan.Jacques Fath also dressed Eva Perón. In one of the few remaining paintings of the 1940s/ 1950s not destroyed by the Junta Libertadora in 1955 (3 years after Evita's death) when Peron was ousted from power, Evita is depicted beside General Peron wearing a white evening dress designed by Fath. This same dress is showcased beside the painting in a mannequin under a protected glass cover. This dress is preserved at Museo del Bicentenario on the right side of the Casa Rosada, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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