1950s Hardy Amies pale blue wool dress.  Slight flare in skirt and fully lined.  This is a quality dress by one of the most eminent fashion designers of the period.

In 1951, Amies designed dresses for Princess Elizabeth’s tour of Canada. After she became Queen, she appointed Amies as the Royal Dressmaker in 1955. Among the many royal and aristocratic ladies, his clientele also includes the actresses Vivien Leigh, Deborah Kerr, the Duchess of Devonshire, Princess Michael of Kent and Barbara Cartland.

He also designed Deborah Kerr’s costumes for the 1960 film The Grass Is Greener, in which she starred with Cary Grant