Victor Frank Stiebel
Born in
Durban
South Africa
About
Victor Frank Stiebel was a South African-born British couturier.
Born at Durban in 1907, he arrived in Britain in 1924 to study at Cambridge.
Having designed for theatre wardrobe at university, he worked in dress design at the House of Reville for three years until opening his own house in 1932.
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The Look
His clothes were romantic, and at times experimental with his use of stripes, plaid and pleating. Pieces by Stiebel are rare. Famed for his inventive use of fabric, this dress shows a lovely contrast to the floral print with the contrast bias binding trim on the jacket and hemline. The ensemble is beautifully made, with a subtle, flattering gathered shelf bust and superb tailoring in the jacket.