Design for an evening dress

Design for a white silk organza evening dress with a longline, figure hugging, strapless bodice, shaped over the bust. It has an asymmetrical hip yoke with three curved horizontal pleats at the right side. The full skirt is gathered on the right side and has an off-centre front embroidered panel of silver leaf motifs. Loose pleats on the left side extend from the bodice to the hemline. The dress has burnoose style sleeves and is worn with long white gloves.
Beneath is printed 'White silk organza evening dress. A silver leaf embroidery.'
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.