Design for an evening dress and jacket

Design for a pink evening dress and jacket. The dress has a low fronted, fitted bodice with a wide halter neckline and low crossover at the centre back, The skirt is full length and gathered with two asymmetrical finely pleated panels, one at the front and one at the back. The dress is sleeveless. The single breasted jacket is figure hugging at the hips and has a low, double notched collar. There are three buttons at the centre front, darts at the waist and two shaped hip pockets. The jacket has straight, set in sleeves with a double edged turnback cuff.
Fashion designer Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) was born in Durban in South Africa and came to Cambridge in 1924 to read architecture. After designing sets and costumes for the Footlights review, he decided to go into fashion design. Steibel started working for court dressmakers Reville in 1929. In 1932 he set up his own business at 21 Bruton Street in Mayfair. During World War II Stiebel enlisted in the Camouflage Division and also designed Utility clothing.
After the war, Stiebel worked for the Jacqmar fashion house in Grosvenor Street as Director of Couture, then in 1958 he re-opened his own establishment at 17 Cavendish Square. He retired in 1963 suffering from muscular sclerosis.
Stiebel produced romantic, understated clothes, specialising in evening wear and dressing high society figures and celebrities like Princess Margaret and Vivien Leigh.