Four designs for wedding dresses

Designs for a wedding dress showing front and back views. There are four variations of neckline for a fitted longline bodice with long fitted sleeves extending beyond the wrist. At the top left is a straight neckline with a gathered twist detail at the centre front. At the top right is a curved, V-shaped neckline. At the bottom left is a sketch showing raglan sleeves forming the sides of a neckline shaped over the bust which is either top stitched or has a band. At the bottom left is a medium low, round neckline with a V-shaped notch at the centre front. It is edged with a band which extends down the right front to a ruched midriff panel.
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.