1920s Dress - Luscious Mocha Silk 1919 to 1920s Cusp Antique Two Piece Dress with Perma Pleated Skirt and Sleeves, Hand Tied Lamé Rosettes
$425.00
I absolutely love the cusp moment of the late 1910s transitioning to the 1920s. This absolute doll of a dress was probably made in 1919 or 1920, and it's really special. The mocha silk is lustrous and soft crepe de chine with not a single hint of dryness. A two piece ensemble, it is homemade (which is absolutely wild with all this permapleating!) and made up of a slip style bodice with attached skirt, and a short sleeve overblouse. The Waist is on the natural waistline but not overly fitted. The slip bodice is an ivory tissue silk, closing with those longer antique hook and eyes, and attaching to the layered silk skirt along the back, closing along the front with hooks and snaps. The skirt has a simple, straight layer, then an apron style front made of two layers of perma pleating, which start a little below the natural waist. Each of the two long tiers is finished seven narrow tiers, each with a banded edge, giving this set a ruffled dimension without being overtly frilly. The blouse is a short sleeve style, and does taper toward the natural waist, but is a longer cut that plays into the soon-to-be-the-rage drop waist, shaped with shirring along the waist and top of the hip. Each of the short sleeves is made up of banded, ruffled pleat tiers. The stand out feature, of course, is the double-sided, three dimensional cluster of gold lamé rosettes, filled with silk in violet, magenta, orange, emerald green and pale blue-grey. This piece slips over the head, closing all along the left side, including the shoulder, with snaps.
✂-----Measurements
This is shown on a model who is 5'0", and will likely be somewhat higher above your shoes.
Skirt
Bust: 35" - the top is a slip which is hidden when the set is worn.
Waist: 29"
Hips: 45"
Length: 52"
Bodice length: 16"
Blouse
No shoulder seam
Bust: 36"
Waist: 31"
Length: 23.5"
Bodice Length: 16" to smallest point
Label: None Present
Material: Silk
Condition: Good plus, as is and very wearable.
This rare set wears beautifully, with silk that is still soft and supple. I have not cleaned the skirt due to the perma pleating, but did gently hand launder and repair the blouse. Both pieces have been ozoned for freshness, although I don't detect any odors. The slip bodice has a few moth holes some mild discoloration, and a patch repair to a 2" tear (not dry rot, but from careless movement!) to the ivory silk just above the waistband on the left side. This is not seen when worn. I've steamed it as carefully as possible to preserve and even crisp up the lines of the pleating, but some have relaxed a bit. Spread out and held to the light, I found two moth chews hidden in the pleats at the front left hip.
The blouse has some mild fade at each underarm, and a subtle spot at bit above the underarm area on the right, both front and back, and on the shoulder. There are two patched breaks to the silk at the top right shoulder, reinforced with silk grosgrain from behind (see last photo) and one similar at the right udnerarms. There are three tiny moth chews at along the hem at right, along with two small pulled fibers in the silk. One side of the bottom rosettes is missing its fill color. I find no other issues to note.
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