Museum Held Spring 1968 Norman Norell Unlabeled Couture Blue Button & Anchor Sailor Dress designer-vivienne-westwood Or more beautiful columns

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Like the jersey pant suit I just sold a few days ago

Fully lined in pink silk and it closes with a back painted metal zipper

At the back it closes with a row of hand covered buttons in the same fabric so you have the detailing of the buttons there but nothing that breaks the eye

A string geometric design circles just above the hem for the perfect contrast

Museum Held Spring 1968 Norman Norell Unlabeled Couture Blue Button & Anchor Sailor Dress designer-vivienne-westwood Or more beautiful columnsNorman 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