Prettiest 1920s Hickson Inc. Black Moss Crepe Dress w Tie Neck & Hand Sequinned Sleeves Browse All Clothing The dress is cut to

The dress is cut to be  loose and easy over the body

I believe it to be hand woven silk and there is a secondary color at play underneath giving it a very subtle color change - in the photos this picked up slightly as yellow but in real life it comes across as pure green but with a slight textural play to it

This is what gives it that incredible and unusual silhouette that you see in the reference photos

There is one tiny nick on the skirt and there is a nick out to he silk at the neck on the side

There may be the occasional bead or sequin missing but all appear to be present

Prettiest 1920s Hickson Inc. Black Moss Crepe Dress w Tie Neck & Hand Sequinned Sleeves Browse All Clothing The dress is cut toThis dress has a Hickson Inc. label inside and that shop was a high end fashion retailer that carried numerous designers of the day during the first few decades of the 20th century. It was said to be the most elegant and expensive specialty shop on Fifth Avenue. at that time. The work of Howard Greer and Madeline Vionnet were sold there. When researching the label I found an interesting little story that Hickson's was accused several times of buying