Extraordinary 1950s Sophie of Saks Gold Silk Skirt w Extensive Hand Applied Black Cord Appliqué designer-janice-wainwright The entire skirt has pastel

The entire skirt has pastel embroidery worked into it and there are two rows of pink ribbon set into the silk that circle the lower hem

/  (2) Fall 1983 Yves Saint Laurent Ad Campaign

No single detail is meant to stand out but as a whole it is quite stunning

Under that the skirt skims over the body and flares out slightly as it nears the hem

I particularly love the treatment around the faux pockets and the black and white yarn that is used to edge all the work through the coat

Extraordinary 1950s Sophie of Saks Gold Silk Skirt w Extensive Hand Applied Black Cord Appliqué designer-janice-wainwright The entire skirt has pastelThis wonderful little skirt is from the time period that Sophie Gimbel was designing the Saks in house ready to wear line. Her pieces were very expensive and she was known as being one of the best designers in America. Most were as close to demi couture as one could get at this time and like this one, they had extraordinary little details and were extremely well made. Sophie worked at Saks from 1931 through to 1969 and the label on this one dates it