Design for an evening dress

Design for a peach coloured evening dress with a low, longline fitted bodice with a ruched panel across the bust extending to a gentle curve at the centre back. The fitted lower part of the bodice extends to a point below waist level at the centre front and into a deeper, rounded V-shape at the centre back. Two shoulder straps set wide apart at the front form a V-shape at the centre back. The full length skirt is full and panelled, with three radiating seams across the front hips. Two bands attached at the side of the front hips follow the line of the back bodice to form a flat bow and streamers at the centre back. The dress is worn with a stole over the arms and long white gloves. There is a sketch of the back view of the dress to the right.
Written in the top left corner is ‘581’. Printed below is ‘Victor Stiebel’.
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.