Rare 1960s Pale Pink Signature Pleat Sybil Connolly Wrap designer-joy-stevens The element of surprise here

The element of surprise here is of course the sleeves

I would not be at all surprised to find out that this is a high end designer piece

The inner sheath is made of layers of silk with the custom screened silk chiffon on the exterior

It hugs the body past the hips and then there is a low dropped 10" skirt that has hidden layers of ruffles silk under it to give it volume and a sexy little kick of extra color when you sit

Rare 1960s Pale Pink Signature Pleat Sybil Connolly Wrap designer-joy-stevens The element of surprise hereSybil Connolly's trademark pleats required a tremendous amount of fabric. To construct one pleated evening dress required between 72 and 90 yards of Irish handkerchief linen and even in a small accessory like this piece there would be yards and yards used. Like the early 20th century designer Mario Fortuny, Sybil Connolly was very protective of her pleating process, swearing that it was a secret she would "carry to the grave." Here we have a wonderful