Rare 1950s Jeanne Lanvin - Castillo Demi Couture Beaded Velvet Set designer-bill-blass I love the rounded shoulders

I love the rounded shoulders and form fitting silhouette

This is one of the best 1920s pieces I have ever seen and I strongly suspect that this is an unlabeled piece by one of the more important houses of the day

No inner staining

At the back we see the same low wide cut and a black velvet ribbon ties to hold the shoulders in place

Item# DD2080

Rare 1950s Jeanne Lanvin - Castillo Demi Couture Beaded Velvet Set designer-bill-blass I love the rounded shouldersWhen Jeanne Lanvin died in 1946 her daughter took over the business and ran it herself for a couple of years before hiring Antonio del Castillo in 1950. During his time as head designer for the house, the labels bear the name Lanvin Castillo. He departed in 1962 which gives us a neat little window of time that he worked within. This set has the boutique label but that label is numbered and the interior is finished to couture standards. I think it was