Rare 1950s Gustave Tassel Golden Silk Dress & Jacket Message As seen on Rihanna The sleeves are a chiffon

The sleeves are a chiffon and that gives the dress a nice bit of airiness that offsets the dense beadwork

pearls and other bead work

Length: 51" from neck to longest point of back hem

bold flat gold toned buttons that detail the front skirt

green and yellow thread that is extraordinary and the final effect wonderful

Rare 1950s Gustave Tassel Golden Silk Dress & Jacket Message As seen on Rihanna The sleeves are a chiffonThis is a very rare, museum quality example of Gustave Tassell, who was one of the great American Couturiers. Example of his work are extremely hard to come by and most are only found in museum collections. For those not familiar with his work, Tassell won a Coty Award in 1962, was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy and designed for the house of Norell when Normal Norell died. This piece predates his work for Norell and is from one of his earlier collections.