Description: Beautiful vintage evening or formal dress: - Strapless, sleeveless sexy retro Hollywood Glamour style - Sleek streamlined bodice or top that gently curves upwards in front for modesty with vertical stitch lines that meet up with diagonal breast darts for the perfect fitted look - Soft flexible boning strips or reinforcements on each side - Crazy full circle bias cut swing skirt portion on the bottom - I am 5' 8" tall and when I hold this up to my front it hits at my ankles or just below - very dramatic length - It has a current hem tucked under of about 1 1/8" - I assume a good quality seamstress / seamsperson could customize this easily if desired - Very fine iridescent shimmery topaz brown to black crisp lightweight fabric with highly interesting black stitched accents that lend to the overall tucked pattern - No tags or other hints at all to a maker or fabric content - entirely hand made / hand stitched and sewn * Ready and waiting for your formal, dance, party, event, special day, wardrobe, collection, and/or gift giving ESTIMATED AGE OR ERA = True original authentic antique / vintage piece. Broadly guessing late 1930's to very early 1950's based on fabric and cut - picture Audrey Hepburn with an elegant updo and opera gloves METAL AND/OR MATERIAL = Unmarked for fabric content - a crepe feeling type fancy taffeta or similar CLOSURE/CLASP = Side metal zipper of about 14" length including the top little hidden snap MARKS = None that I could find MEASUREMENTS = Approximatley .... Front middle - waist line to top of dress = 11"Back middle waist line to top of dress = 7.75" Waist - while laying flat measuring one side only = 13" - so double for circumferenceTotal front length from middle of the curved bodice to the bottom hem = 51"Same in back = 47"Side opening with zipper and snap = 14" long US RING SIZE = x WEIGHT = x CONDITION = Fantastic condition for the age - random very very minor pin point holes the size of a pencil tip can be spotted if held to the light and actively looking for flaws. There are few tiny scattered fray or wear type mars - some, if not all may even be original to the fabric or the garment. See last pic - and that is by far the worst of it. Considering the age - someone has treasured this very special dress and taken fantastic care of it. View & enlarge photographs to closely inspect fine details and to determine the amount of patina, and/or wear. Most older pieces by nature normally have some degree of both and, unless severe, aren't considered damaged. I will do my best to note anything glaring or distracting. Please utilize the scroll arrows beside the photos to allow yourself the opportunity to view them all. Pictures normally speak louder than words and individuals also interpret characteristics differently. Don't forget to check my other items ;) PLEASE NOTE: COMBINED SHIPPING: IF THERE IS A SHIPPING CHARGE LISTED......KNOW THAT I GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING FOR BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ORDERS. 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Price: 199 USD
Location: Illinois
End Time: 2024-09-20T18:11:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Look: Hollywood Glam
Modified Item: No
Occasion: Formal
Material: Unknown
Size Type: Regular
Waist Size: 28
Brand: Handmade
Style: Formal or Evening
Color: Black and Brown Iridescent
Decade: 1940s
Original/Reproduction: Original