Dresses
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[svgallery name="Green Lace"]
Lovely 1950s embroidered lace strapless dress in dusty sage. Fully lined dress with boned shelf bodice has nude colored taffeta lining and a layer of gathered tulle in the expansive skirt that matched the lace exterior. Narrow horsehair hem, satin binding at neckline and creative darts at center bust. Metal Talon side zipper [...]
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[svgallery name="1954 Wedding"]
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I purchased this wedding gown from the original owner’s daughter. I was informed that this dress was first worn to a winter wedding early in 1954 in Canada. Because the bride’s father owned [...]
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[svgallery name="Carol Craig"]
Lovely linen wiggle dress designed by Carol Craig of New York. Nude illusion neckline is bound at the top and trimmed with creamy three dimensional applique. Gusseted sleeves, darts at both the waist and bust as well as the hip. Kick pleat in back. Fascinating, bra covering nude colored inserts can be seen [...]
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[svgallery name="Turq Asian"]
Darts abound in this 1950s beautiful brocade fully lined dress with a dragon motif. Keyhole opening falls from a mandarin collar. Angular bust darts extend from an empire waist. Torso is well fitted with many vertical fish eye darts. Slits on both side of the dress are in the brocade only, not the [...]
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[svgallery name="Laiglon suit"]
1940s two piece rayon suit bears an older L’Aiglon label that I have never had the pleasure of seeing before. The creative print is so small that I didn’t even notice it’s detail until we began taking close up photos. Miniscule print includes: exclamation points, ampersands, astrix, pound signs and more!
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[svgallery name="Murray Schneider"]
1950s wool wiggle dress with satin cumberbund and matching bolero. Bolero has scalloped front and gusseted sleeves that extend into princess seams. Button back jacket has shoulder darts, welt button holes, and three quarter length sleeves. V back dress has gently gathered waist, ruched cumberbund and bust darts. Dress also has a 14″ [...]
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[svgallery name="Blue Victor Costa"]
Girls just want to have fun! Especially in this striking strapless party dress of the 1980s by designer Victor Costa. Floral lace overlay on bodice and pencil skirt is decorated with black sequins. Enormous tulle filled bubble or tulip skirt protrudes from the drop waist. Sure to garner envious stares. Not advised [...]
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[svgallery name="Chumley Lanz Blk"]
Late 1950s or early Camelot Era 1960s little black dress in crepe by Lanz. Originally sold here in Portland, Oregon at the Charles F. Berg’s Chumley Carousel Shop. This dress exemplifies “Business in the front, party in the back. Conservative front has a center seam and bust darts with a skirt that [...]
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[svgallery name="Pink Jerry Gilden"]
Union made 1950s Jerry Gilden lightweight summer dress features a full gathered skirt, wide gathered sash at waist as well as bias binding at armholes and neck. Transparent pink dress has a leafy organic print. Pink metal zipper is 19 inches long and topped with a hook and eye. We recommend wearing [...]
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[svgallery name="Parasol"]
This darling dress boasts a print of open and closed frilly parasols with flowing ribbons tied in loose bows. Structurally, this 1940s custom made dress features a shirred peplum and shirring at the sides that accommodates the fullness of the bust. The garment opens via buttons down the back with some snaps added in [...]
