Rare & Beautiful 1950s Philip Hulitar Couture Dress w Fused Velvet Roses on a Rich Ivory Silk designer-jean-muir It closes with a painted

It closes with a painted metal and nylon back zipper

Along the hem are these curving inset panels

The collar extends out to long ties in the same fabric at the neck

including the cuffs

It perfectly balance the dip of the neckline on the other side for a bit of sensuality in an otherwise fully covered dress

Rare & Beautiful 1950s Philip Hulitar Couture Dress w Fused Velvet Roses on a Rich Ivory Silk designer-jean-muir It closes with a paintedPhilip Hulitar designed under his own namesake label from 1949 to his retirement in 1964 so his pieces fall in a very defined window for dating. He was known for his sophisticated dresses and evening gowns. Shortly after the launch of his label a journalist gushed that; 'The star of a gifted designer has risen recently on the fashion horizon'. Prior to launching his own label, Mr Hulitar was the in house designer and head of the women's dress division