Parkwest/NALED Exclusive. "Covent Garden" is an extravagant floor-length evening gown that floats in a dreamlike cloud of opalescent white satin and snow white tulle. A lace-up bodice of black velvet leads into a bow and sash train. An opera cape of rich black velvet lined in white satin, a velvet choker with silk blossoms, and "pearls" completes this splendid vision of a storybook heroine arriving at the ball. Circa 1948. Designer: Tim Kennedy.

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