Museum Held Spring 1968 Norman Norell Unlabeled Couture Blue Button & Anchor Sailor Dress z-archive-jacquelinederibes Item# DD4195

Item# DD4195

This dress is from the Fall 2006 collection and was a piece that would have been produced in limited quantities

Bust: exterior 18" flat across from side seam to side seam

For the body of the dress the fabric is a combination of ivories

The zip pouch double as the inside of one of those pockets

Museum Held Spring 1968 Norman Norell Unlabeled Couture Blue Button & Anchor Sailor Dress z-archive-jacquelinederibes Item# DD4195Norman Norell was one of the great American designers. His clothes were wildly expensive in their day and he was credited for the unique ability to translate Paris couture into American ready to wear. He started in the film industry and then was hired by Hattie Carnegie. In 1941 he left and and joined Anthony Traina where the Traina Norell label soon appeared. Upon Traina's retirement in 1960 he launched his own self named label. He won the very first