REDUCED 1950's Dinner/Cocktail Party Dress-Upscale-Mad Men Wiggle-Stunning XS

Clothing : By Period : 1950's : Women's : Dress : Cocktail : Dinner : Evening : Hong Kong : Silk Brocade

 

Here is a totally upscale dress that has so many features and such detail that one can't help think that this was a professional designer/tailor dress custom made for perhaps a diplomats wife. Talk about era specific!

It literally shows off it's beauty in the fabric alone. I'm no expert on fabrics but I do believe that this is a silk satin brocade, utterly luxurious!. The selvage edge reads "Fou Wah H. K. the last 2 letters obviously meaning Hong Kong. So many gorgeous garments were created there in the 1950's or so.

The color and quality of this material is simply stunning. It literally shimmers and ranges from the softest pale gold to a rich light copper depending on the lighting. The tiny apple blossom (I think that's correct) that are embroidered on the ground color are executed in copper, nut brown, and gold threads.

Couture Details >Bodice and skirt cut separately meet at waist

>gathered overlapping soft box pleats start at 2" wide at the waist then fall in ever widening gathers that form a sweep of 112"

>step in style with tiny covered buttons up the front of bodice plus two small "knot" buttons fashioned from fabric with a loop and button fastener at throat

>notched sleeves decorated again with a "frog" flower

>notched collar and sleeves openings are finished with fabric bias tape

>there are belt loops and a belt fashioned from the same fabric is fitted with 2 dome fasteners at one end and 4 on the other end for adjustment if needed.

>2 hook and eye fasteners at waist hidden by 2 more decorative frog fasteners with a ball knot and loop. There is a generous 4" hem. Hard to cover and describe everything, please email if you have questions.

Measurements Petite size

Sleeve length 10 1/2" Sleeve opening 10" in circumference Shoulder 5" across top back seam to seam 15 1/4" Skirt length from waist 15" Bodice 16" collar seam to waist Overall length 41" Waist 25" Hips full Bust 34 1/2

Condition I don't think the past owner attending these top drawer functions wore the same thing twice as this dress looks almost new. I did find 1 place on the top of left sleeve where it meets shoulder seam is showing slight stress and the hem appears to have been raised 1 1/2".

The final pic is of the wrong side of the material.

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Item ID: CB451