This dress is a rare example of early ready-to-wear from Givenchy in Spring/Summer 1957. “In 1954, Hubert de Givenchy was the first couturier to launch a ready-to-wear collection – called GIVENCHY UNIVERSITE - produced in Paris on machines imported from the US”. 

Black silk dress printed with all-over floral design and cut with a square neckline, short sleeves, and seams extending from the shoulders to the waist with pleating details. The dress is unlined and is fininshed with a side zip.  
Label: Givenchy "Universite" / Creation / Réalisation / Made in France / Paris 
Size Label: 10 

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 16" 
Chest: 33" 
Waist: 31" 
Hips: 35" 
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 38" 
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 12"