A short sleeved cocktail dress of lilac silk faille, with V shaped neckline and full pleated skirt, labelled Pierre Balmain, Paris, tagged 108391; and another, the sleeveless bodice of ivory satin, open to and fastening at the front at the waist, with full pleated skirt of lilac silk faille, labelled Pierre Balmain, Paris, tagged 100459, mid 1950s, both with alterations (2)

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A short sleeved cocktail dress of lilac silk faille, with V shaped neckline and full pleated skirt, labelled Pierre Balmain, Paris, tagged 108391; and another, the sleeveless bodice of ivory satin, open to and fastening at the front at the waist, with full pleated skirt of lilac silk faille, labelled Pierre Balmain, Paris, tagged 100459, mid 1950s, both with alterations (2)

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