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8 products
8 products
Rare 1930s NRA Label Royal Blue Silk Velvet Bias Cut Gown and Matching Skull Cap
Regular price $ 658.00 Save $ -658.00In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced Americans to the National Recovery Agency as part of his First New Deal. The NRA was designed to bring industry, labor and government together to establish codes for fair practices and set prices. It also established a set minimum wage and maximum weekly hours laborers could work.
The NRA was very popular with workers. Business who supported the NRA would post its iconic blue eagle symbol in their shop windows and on their packages. Blue Eagle NRA labels also were sewn into clothing produced at the time.
In 1935, the U. Supreme Court declared the NRA unconstitutional, ruling that it infringed upon the separation of powers under the U. Constitution and all NRA operations ceased.
Today, items with the NRA label (only used between 1933 and 1935) have become highly sought after.
This OUTSTANDING dress looks very similar to some of the gowns worn on screen in the 1930s by Hollywood greats such as Ginger Rogers, Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford.
Fashioned in the softest slinkiest royal blue silk velvet, this dress is cut at a bias and is sure to hug your curves in all the right places. This dress features a boat neckline with gorgeous bishop sleeves that button down the side of the arm/wrist. The back has a large covered buttons that buttons at the neck and leaves a keyhole slit. There is a snap opening at the left side. There is a slight train at the hem of the dress that really elongates the legs. This dress comes with the original belt.
Perhaps what is most special about this dress is its matching silk velvet skull cap. The cap is gathered around the edges and is completely lined. There is also an NRA label attached to the interior of the hat.
Garment Measurements
Bust: 34"
Waist: 32"
Hips: 40"
Shoulders: 15"
Sleeve Length: 23"
Total Length: 50"
Size: Best fits size XS/Small (please note this is a bias cut dress and fits more tightly than its measurements)
** All measurements are taken on a flat garment and doubled **
Label: NRA Blue Eagle
Condition: Very Good to Excellent
Dress has slight velvet crushing under the arms and slight wear to the belt buckle. Otherwise in excellent condition.
Model Info: Height: 5’10” | Bust: 30A | Waist: 24" | Hips: 33"
Amazing Vintage Late 1930s/Early 1940s Novelty Tropical Print Feedsack Cotton Peplum Blouse
Regular price $ 178.00 Save $ -178.00This easily may be the BEST feedsack blouse we have ever seen!
Fashioned out of an authentic cotton feed sack, the fabric has more of a stiff hand (since it's made of an industrial purposed cotton) and not a soft broken in feel. Blouse is collarless with a very structural peplum and interesting asymmetrical button details.
Blouse fastens up the front with two buttons and a snap.
Pairs well with jean, slacks or a skirt.
Garment Measurements
Bust: 38"
Shoulders: 15"
Waist: 32"
Total Length: 24"
Label: None
Condition: Very Good
Blouse has a small 3/4" rust colored stain under the bottom button as well as a 1/2" dark stain on the left peplum. There is the faintest yellowing under the arms. Fortunately, the pattern is so busy these flaws are barely noticeable. There is a stitch line near the left armhole where the original maker made a mistake when making the piece, but given the nature of feed sack they are still visible. None of these flaws detract from the amazingness of this piece. Priced accordingly.
Enchanting Vintage 1930s Icy Blue Rayon Taffeta Evening Gown with Puff Sleeve Bolero
Regular price $ 118.00 Save $ -118.00Vintage Late 1920s / Early 1930s Blush Pink Silk Crepe Ruffled Evening Dress
Regular price $ 178.00 Save $ -178.00This sweet little number is guaranteed to make you the belle of any Deco era ball!
Fashioned in a blush-almost-bubblegum pink silk crepe, this beautiful evening gown features a ruffled boatneck accented with black velvet bows, ruffled waistline also accented with velvet bows and a ruffled skirt hem.
The rolled hem at the bottom of the skirt and on the shoulder ruffle has been carefully and evenly hand tacked giving the edge a scalloped appearance.
Dress has no closures and must be pulled over the head to wear. Wearer must be smaller than the garment measurements below to wear.
Measurements
Bust: 44"
Waist: 36"
Hips: 60"
Total Length: 53"
** All measurements are taken on a flat garment and doubled **
Label: No label but it does have a marking in the fabric selvedge (See photo)
Condition: Very Good
Overall the dress is in wonderful, sturdy, wearable shape. It does have a few cosmetic flaws including a small 1/2 inch stain near the waist on the front and 3 pinpoint black stains near the bottom back of the skirt (See last photo). The skirt ruffle in the front looks like it may have been splashed by a puddle. It has faint dark watermarks around the bottom. All of these flaws would require close-up inspection to be noticed. None of these flaws detract. Priced accordingly.