Mystère

Gown of black crêpe and black velvet chiffon. Lightly blouson bodice with slit in the front, broad shoulders and tight-fitting long sleeves. The front of the bodice and the top of the skirt appear to be smocked in grey or white. In the waist a belt (?). The skirt is gathered at the smocked part and falls bell-shaped. Bottom left the name. Top right stamp of fashion house Jeanne Lanvin. Left of the image a swatch of navy blue crêpe and a swatch of black velvet chiffon; right of the image a swatch of black crêpe and a swatch of black velvet chiffon.