97 a Givenchy couture red chiné taffeta cocktail dress, circa 1957, labelled but not numbered, the fitted bodice over bell-shaped skirt with criss-cross pleated bands to front hem, bust 8692cm, 34-36in, waist 61cm, 24in £400 - 600
98 a Jean Dessès designed black wool dress, early 1950s, with printed label ‘styled by Jean Dessès, Paris’, the strapless gown with boned bustier bodice, diagonal buttoned fastening, gored front over-skirt, pencil under-skirt, wired underarm panels, bust approx 86cm, 34in, waist 56cm, 22in £350 - 500 96 96 a Jacques Griffe black wool dinner gown, circa 1950, with woven name in petersham waistbands, comprising trapezoid over-dress, the bodice interlined to hold its shape, with wide open-sided armholes, with separate silk camisole worn within, button fronted with vented pockets to the hips, pencil skirt, bust 81cm, 32in, waist 61cm, 24in (2) £700 - 1000
99 a chiné taffeta ball gown of staron silk, circa 1956, the skirt bearing a small Jacques Griffe label woven with a thumb-print, with curved band outlining the bust, deep V to waist, the silk woven with large scattered poppies, bust 97cm, 38in
Pierre Balmain, Jacques fath and Jean Dessès also produced dresses using this fabric for their spring-summer 1956 collections. L’officiel nos 409-410 p.210 shows the fath version. £450 - 600
101 101 an Yves saint Laurent for Christian Dior ‘Trapeze’ collection black shantung cocktail ensemble, spring-summer, 1958, labelled and numbered 94017, comprising under-dress with integral silk camisole; the over-bodice with bow to front, graduated, tabbed, weighted hem, three quarter length sleeves, lined in organza, bust 86cm, 34in (2) £1500 - 2500
100 a robert Piguet mustard yellow wool day dress, circa 1950, labelled, with bell shaped sleeves, large concave buttons to curved tab on bodice and skirt; together with a polka dot shantung silk waist sash, bust 86cm, 34in, waist 61cm, 24in (2) £250 - 300 96 (label) 34
101 (label)