Vintage 1950s Evening Gown Burn Out Silk Velvet Dress M / L 3 piece The dress has a V

The dress has a V shaped opening at the upper back and a 12 1/4” slit at the center bottom back of the skirt

All three of the longer cards have Helen Marion Burnside poems - Burnside was a prolific poetess

Japan in 1961

Shoulders:  17” unstretched

Vintage 1950s Evening Gown Burn Out Silk Velvet Dress M / L 3 piece The dress has a VThis is a wonderful late 50s era evening gown featuring the most gorgeous fabric. The fabric is a very fine printed silk that has burn out velvet leaves in white and pale blue raised on the surface. The background print is in tones of grey, blue and black The dress is made in a sleeveless style, with an asymmetrical high set neckline that features a wider shoulder on the right side than the left. The bodice has diagonal pleating from the upper right