1950s Beaded & Hand Painted Mexican Circle Skirt designer-balenciaga Made of a fine wool

Made of a fine wool knit whose top is a thicker ribbed knit that turns into the finer knit skirt

The color is slightly lighter then shown - it is closest to the color seen in the pocket shot

I love how the floral print is used to highlight the design of the dress

It closes with huge jeweled buttons offset as was the flapper fashion

1950s Beaded & Hand Painted Mexican Circle Skirt designer-balenciaga Made of a fine woolA spectacular 1950s hand painted Mexican circle skirt that is also heavily beaded along the edges of the design. The skirt is on a cream cotton base with the most amazing scenes that circle the entire skirt. The series of painting depict what appears to be a cock fight with a brilliant red painted background highlighting the drama of the scene. After the design was painted onto the skirt the edges were all outline by hand with beads most a jet black