It was from Minuet by Mollie Stone, which produced evening and cocktail dresses. #Fashionhistory #1stbids

For this week's #FridayFrills is this 1957 Balmain cocktail dress. It's made of black silk velvet and blue floral embroidery by Maison Lesage. At this tim Balmain made a lot of dresses like this with full skirts, little waists, and floral patterns. This dress was sold online at #1stbids and is now