1950s Hattie Carnegie Silk Floral Print Watercolor Nipped Waist Dress Rodarte It fastens at the solid

It fastens at the solid green waistband with a single button closure

The narrow silken braid is twisted into the intricate flowing design that borders every edge of this caftan and down its front

Both were known for youthful femininity

otherwise in excellent condition

This creates a wistful

1950s Hattie Carnegie Silk Floral Print Watercolor Nipped Waist Dress Rodarte It fastens at the solidFrom the early 1950s comes this heavenly silk dress by Hattie Carnegie. Its nipped waist silhouette is the perfect canvas for the gorgeous watercolor print that unfolds upon it: a blanket of pretty peonies in shades of pink, gray, white, lavender and, of course, Carnegie blue. My clothes are built to show off the woman who wears them, the American designer once said. I like them to be simplecomplicated and simpleto move well, to move with the times