as well as the fashion that made the brand so synonymous with simplicity back in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as the mermaid silhouette that many attribute to marcel rochas Rochas mermaid dress by Lisa Fonssagrives Penn This captivating mermaid gown stuns with its sculpted sweetheart neckline and sheer illusion bodice, intricately adorned with radiant beaded embellishments in a starburst pattern. The figure hugging silhouette flows into a dramatic layered Irving Penn Rochas Mermaid Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives Penn), Paris The Metropolitan Museum of Art