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1920s Red Ruche Velvet Flapper Dress with Gold Lame & Ombre Ribbon Work
Regular price $ 278.00 Save $ -278.00The devil is in the details with this red hot little number! If you are looking for a show stopping number for your next 1920s Art Deco event, then look no further!
Fashioned in a soft fiery red velvet, this fun dress is ruched on the sides and around the drop waist to create a billowy bodice. (Remember: Out with the fitted dress and in with the formless sack dress!) It is a sleeveless pullover design with no additional openings or fasteners.
The real beauty of this piece is in the intricately folded lame-tipped ombre ribbon work that accents the skirt of this dress. Each trim has been hand folded using a French technique and tacked. It is truly unique and gives the dress a wonderful 3-D element!
Dress has an attached silk slip.
Measurements
Bust: 36"
Waist: 36"
Hips: 34"
Total Length: 42.5"
**Wearer should be smaller than given measurements as this piece must go over the head and has no additional openings.**
** All measurements are taken on a flat garment and doubled **
Label: None
Condition: Very Good
There are a few tiny wear spots in the velvet and a very faint dark spot that appeared in the back of the skirt after steaming. The lining is discolored and is starting to shred. Could easily be patched as no one will see it. The underarms and the ribbon work on this piece is spectacular. No major flaws to note. Priced accordingly.
1920s Rare Metallic Silk Lamé and Rhinestone Evening Gown with Silk Velvet Floral Sash
Regular price $ 1,998.00 Save $ -1,998.00Look like you just stepped out of the pages of La Vie Parisienne in this spectacular 1920s metallic sheath dress! While there is no maker's label in this garment, its exquisite design, construction and use of lavish fabrics definitely show signs of a couture piece.
Constructed in a metallic silk lamé in a jaw-dropping shade of slate blue with gold swirls. The lamé is in excellent condition with no tears or holes. The straps are made of a nude illusion mesh and adorned with hundreds of set rhinestones. All rhinestones are original and present.
The side of the gown is fashioned with a sash of luxurious silk velvet and accented with a large black silk velvet and silver bullion wired flower. Black velvet leaves, bullion-wrapped berries and a long twisting wire-wrapped vine cascade down the side of the gown. The center of the flower is adorned with beautiful crystal rhinestones.
The gown is lined in a darling light pink silk and has a built in interior girdle belt to help keep the dress in place during wear. Over a dozen well-concealed hook-and-eye closures make the dress easy to put on and remove and help guarantee a perfect fit.
This gown is incredibly rare! It would be a wonderful piece for a collector or possibly a museum.
Measurements
Bust: 36"
Waist: 36"
Hips: 36"
Length: 56"
** All measurements are taken on a flat garment and doubled **
Label: None
Condition: Good - Very Good
There is some underarm staining and discoloration as well as 2 very small stains on the bodice. The silk velvet sash has staining and a few holes - the largest being about 1/2 inch. The sash lining also is starting to come undone at hem. Sash damage is not noticeable given the drape of the piece.
Lovely 1920s Brown Silk Floral Dress with Lace Cowl Neck and Dramatic Sleeve Flounce / Flapper Dress / Art Deco
Regular price $ 248.00 Save $ -248.00Lovely 1920s brown silk floral dress. This dress has a black lace cowl neck that is backed with blue chiffon and is weighted on the inside. The same lace and blue chiffon is carried over onto the sleeve flounce. This dress has your quintessential 1920s drop waist with a slightly asymmetrical hem. There are no openings or closures on this dress, make sure your measurements are slightly smaller than those listed!
Measurements
Size - Best fits size Small/Medium
Bust: 38"
Waist: 35"
Hips: 44"
Shoulders: 15"
Sleeve Length (shoulder seam to cuff): 22.5"
Total Length: 43"
** All measurements are taken on a flat garment and doubled **
Condition
This dress is in very wearable and in good condition for its age. The chiffon and lace is started to separate at the cowl where the weight is. There are numerous lightened areas in the skirt but are hardly noticeable. There is lightening of the fabric under both underarms. Please note we do not recommend cleaning most delicate antique items, may have slight smell due to age. Priced accordingly.
RARE 1920s Hand Painted BURNOUT/Devoré Velvet Silk Velvet Floral Flapper Dress / Art Deco / Stand Up Collar / VAMP
Regular price $ 268.00 Save $ -268.00RARE Stunning 1920s Gold Lamé Lace Flapper Dress / Art Deco / Metallic Lace / Drop Waist Dress
Regular price $ 478.00 Save $ -478.00Absolutely stunning sheer lace dress from the 1920s. What a perfect dress to ring in the New Year and bring back the 20's! This dress is fashioned out of gold floral metallic lamé lace (metal lace). Dress has a low v-neck, has a single stitch at the bust and then opens at the stomach with two ruffle flounces on either side of the opening. This dress has your quintessential drop waist and an eye catching fishtail skirt hem.
This dress does not come with a slip.
Measurements
(Please note this dress has no openings/closures and slips over the head. Please ensure your measurements are smaller than those listed)
Size: Best fits size Small/Med
Bust: 40"
Waist: 38"
Hips: 43"
Total Length: 45"
** All measurements are taken on a flat garment and doubled **
Label: None
Condition: Very Good
There is one small break in the lace under one of the arms. There is some light tarnish to the metal lace at the neckline, underarms and one area on the seat of the dress. Hardly noticeable. This dress is very sturdy and ready to wear!
