From the 1930s, a long black velvet dress with all the iconic details of the era:

Upper bodice of intricate ecru floral lace with touches of sparkle
Short, puffed sleeves
No waist seam. Matching self-belt that's fully adjustable (no holes, but stays put)
Triangular seaming to emphasize the bias cut
Flowing hemline for lots of slinky swish
Color is uniformly jet black. Some photos lightened/adjusted to show detail.
From my personal collection (in the photo of a person, I'm at a dress-up event)

Labels: none - most likely home sewn with skill

Fiber/Care: no tags, feels like silk velvet and cotton lace - dry-clean only

Condition: This one is about as flawless as a very vintage dress gets. Fully wearable, with extreme care (word to the wise: never, ever twist to reach into the back seat of the car while wearing a vintage or antique dress!). Turning her inside out, I found two tiny holes in the folds of the sleeve puff (see photo). There is one 1/4" break in the lace at the upper back, and a few small spots of slightly flattened velvet, but nothing that stands out. If there are other flaws, you'll have to look closely to find them. I recall replacing the elastic in the sleeves before my event, to refresh the puff. I didn't make it too tight.

*This dress has been professionally dry-cleaned and is ready to wear.*

Garment Measurements:
shoulders (extend farther than natural shoulder, as a yoke: 19"/48.25cm
sleeves (in their puffed state), and dropped from yoke: 5"/12.5cm
bust: 37"/94cm
waist: max 35"/89cm
hip (at 9" below waist): 41"/104cm
total length (without a body to fill/shorten it): 55"/140cm
belt is 1.5"/3.75cm wide x 33.5"/85cm long, fully adjustable

(I measure b35.5", w26.5", h37" and the dress is not falling off, bit the bottom half is somewhat loose. I think a curvier figure would do her justice, as those seamed hips want to be filled out a bit more!)

☞ Our items are not newly manufactured "vintage style" pieces. They are true vintage, at least 30 years old. Please read condition report provided above. ☜

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