Vintage 1968 Lace A-line Cocktail Dress

  

I BOUGHT THIS DRESS, THE MOST EXPENSIVE I EVER HAD FOR MANY YEARS, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD. SO, ITS 54 GOING ON 55 YEARS OLD.

I STILL LOVE IT AND IF IT FIT I WOULD PROUDLY WEAR IT. IT WAS GORGEOUS WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND IT STILL IS.

IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL COLOR ORANGE LACE OVER ORANGE CREPE. THE LACE OVER DRESS HAS ITS OWN ZIPPER AND THE CREPE UNDERDRESS ALSO HAS ITS OWN ZIPPER.

THE WIDE JEWELED CUFFS HAVE THREE HOOK AND EYE CLOSURES. AND THE NECK HAS TWO HOOK AND LOOP CLOSURES. MEASURED AT THE BACK FROM TOP OF NECKLINE TO HEM IS 38 LONG. THE SLEEVES ARE 20 FROM SHOULDER SEAM TO BOTTOM OF CUFF (3/4 LENGTH).

MEASURED FROM UNDERARM SEAM TO SEAM IS 20. MEASURED FROM SEAM TO SEAM 22 AT THE HIP. THE CUFFS ARE 3 1/2" WIDE AND THE COLLAR IS 1 1/2" WIDE. THE LACE AND UNDER DRESS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SLIGHT DISCOLORATION ON THE CREPE AT THE UNDERARM AREA. IT LOOKS LIKE I HEMMED IT MYSELF (I DONT RECALL).

AND IT IS EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE BEADING AND SEQUINS ALL LOOK GOOD TO ME. THE TINY BEADS HAVE DISCOLORED TO A DARKER COLOR WHICH I SUSPECT HAS TO DO WITH METAL USED IN THEIR MANUFACTURING. I FOUND A "ILGWU" LABEL ON AN INSIDE SEAM.

FOR THOSE OF YOU TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER, THIS DRESS WAS MADE HERE IN AMERICA BY THE "INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION". BECAUSE I WAS TALL AND BIG I BOUGHT A LOT OF MY CLOTHES AT LANE BRYANT (VERY DIFFERENT STORE BACK THEN) AND I BELIEVE THATS WHERE I BOUGHT THIS DRESS.

I THINK ITS A SIZE 18 BUT PLEASE GO BY THE MEASUREMENTS IVE PROVIDED. I DONT SET THE RATES. I DECIDED I SHOULD HAVE AN ESTATE SALE WHILE I'M HERE TO ENJOY IT! PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER ITEMS I'VE LISTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO LIST FOR A GOOD LONG TIME.

THEY ARE FROM BOXES AND DRAWERS, ETC. SOME OF WHICH I HAVEN'T OPENED FOR FIFTY YEARS! IF YOU'D LIKE MORE PHOTOS, JUST ASK ME AND I'M HAPPY TO SEND THEM ALONG. MY HOME IS SMOKE FREE AND I DO HAVE A DOG. AS YOU SEE ABOVE, I DO HAVE A DOG.

AND, LIKE MOST DOGS IT SHEDS. INVARIABLY THERE IS DOG HAIR ON ME AND IN THE HOUSE. THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC, SEVERELY OR OTHERWISE TO DOG HAIR, PLEASE DON? ONE MORE THING THAT I REGRET HAVING TO ADD. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE BE SAFE!

This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Women's Vintage Clothing\Dresses". The seller is "capspups" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Hip Size: 22”
• Style: A line
• Look: Eveningwear
• Decade: 1960s
• Chest Size: 20”
• Material: Lace
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Shoulder to Shoulder: 16”
• Size (Women's): L
• Occasion: Cocktail
• Brand: Unbranded
• Size Type: Regular