1960s Teal Traina by Geoffrey Beene Lavender Olive & Turquoise Silk Banded Bodice Dress designer-bonnie-cashin Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Comes with an extra button and swatch of fabric that was was the original samples that the dress was made from - it was a custom order

It is cut generously through the body with a nod to the exaggerated proportions of the time

Hidden pockets along the seam of the skirt and the original top stitched fabric tie belt which is also in excellent condition

Though It is of course those two huge rings of dyed black fox fur that ring each shoulder and down and around the sleeve right to the waist where all the drama is created

1960s Teal Traina by Geoffrey Beene Lavender Olive & Turquoise Silk Banded Bodice Dress designer-bonnie-cashin Ava GardnerTeal Traina once pointed to the entrance of his Seventh Avenue showroom and said: It should say school over the door. That is because Teal, who inherited the label from his uncle Anthony Traina, hired many young designers who were just starting their careers. Geoffrey Beene, Dominic Rompallo, Chester Weinberg, Rodriguez and Kay Unger all worked for the label at some point. His uncle was also the financial backer for the Norman Norell label so you will