Vezelyse's ivory cream silk dress is decorated with fine gold stripes and accessorized with a gold pendant necklace. The name Vezelyse possibly comes from that of a small town, Vezelise, in North Eastern France, which is near Nancy. English dressmaker Charles Frederick Worth founded a fashion house in Paris in 1858 and his elegant, well made and luxurious designs were worn by royalty, aristocrats and wealthy women around the world. Known as the father of haute couture, Worth is also credited with devising the fashion show. The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design and houses a permanent collection of over four and half million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity.