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1950s Strapless Embroidered Lace Dress 35-26-Full

[Read More] [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 [...]


1950s White Linen Nude Illusion Dress Carol Craig NY 32-26-38

[Read More] [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 [...]


1950s Turquoise Dragon Brocade Wiggle Dress 42-26-44

[Read More] [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 [...]


1950s Murray Schneider Wool Dress & Bolero 36-26-38

[Read More] [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″ [...]


1960s Lanz Mad Men Black Crepe Dress 36-24-40

[Read More] [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 [...]


1950s Jerry Gilden NY Pink Full Skirted Dress 34-26-Full

[Read More] [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 [...]