1950s Martha Boutique Black and Turquoise Beaded Tassel Dress 70s_velvet_cape This dress would have retailed

This dress would have retailed for close to $800 nearly 50 years ago

Imbued with a sense of fun

The soft cotton fabric is ever so slightly sheer and pleasantly lightweight

It can likely be attributed to the great and late Alber Elbaz who briefly worked for the House from 1998 to 2000 having replaced the eponymous founder upon his retirement from designing the Rive Gauche collections

There are no labels remaining but it is very well manufactured and there is a good deal of hand finished work along the seams

1950s Martha Boutique Black and Turquoise Beaded Tassel Dress 70s_velvet_cape This dress would have retailedThis luxurious and weighty 1950s black, brown and turquoise evening dress is from the famous Martha Boutique. Martha Phillips founded her high end Park Avenue boutique in the 1930s and sold the best fashions to the upper echelon of New York and Palm Beach society for decades. She and her daughter went on to open six further shops across the USA. Martha stores became fashion hubs and played host to fashion shows starring designers such as Halston,