Designing and Constructing Haute Couture Dresses

You can get an idea of just how much work has gone into making the dress. The closer you look the more of an idea you get of the hours that must have gone into these creations of couture. 

Vintage 1955 Pierre Balmain Couture Ivory Beaded Embroidered

Silk Bridal Gown

1950S PIERRE BALMAIN Black & White Haute Couture Silk Lace 

Cocktail Dress Jacke

                                                  Balmain evening dress, 1958

The interior this evening gown from the 1950s is as stiff and structured as any of the pieces from the 19th century. The drapery of the bodice has been stitched onto a support that is essentially  a corset

Dior Garment  - Here is a closer look at a method for inserting

 a standard zipper without visible topstitching.

Isabella Albonico - Italian Model From the 1950s and 1960s