This beautiful dress was made in the 1930's.
Made from wonderfully soft crepe, in a rich shade of burgundy, it has an intricate print worked in cream and soft green.
It features a close fitting bodice with asymmetrical fastening. It has slim fitting sleeves with intricate seaming detail and decorative button detail on the lower arm. The skirt is slim fitting with typical deco seaming in the seat, although it has been hard to show this detail in the photographs. Finished off perfectly with the original belt, which has a burgundy plastic buckle.
Measurements
The dress will best fit up to a 34-28-36 but to ensure it will fit you properly, please compare the measurements below to a similar piece you already own and please note the shoulders between sleeves are narrow and the dress has no side opening;
Flat bust 17.5"
Flat waist 16"
Flat hip 19"
Shoulders between sleeves 13"
Shoulder to waist 15"
Shoulder to hem 44.5" with no hem allowance to let down
Underarm sleeve length 16"
Flat bicep 5.5"
Circumference of skirt at hem 50"
Condition
Good with the following points to note;
- there is a 1" repair under one arm on the sleeve, but only seen on close inspection
- very slight colour change across the shoulders, but this is only seen in certain lights
- three small thins in the skirt, but they are only seen when you hold a single layer of the fabric up to the light. They are not holes, only thins and darning them would make them more obvious