For when you want to play Betty Draper --- an "At Home" by Mellon of California. Lustrous floral brocade party dress. White, tulip-pink, turquoise, olive-green, beige. Scoop neck, elbow-length sleeves, wide buckle belt. Buttons from the waist --- metal zip closes hips. Fitted to hold the upper body tight and spread out into a full skirt at the waist. Add girdle & crinoline for the iconic look. size : large price : $98 ]]>
Voted: Most Breathtaking. Layers of silk chiffon & taffeta faille (rustle, rustle) are printed with the same design -- a vertical fig-print in peach, brown and green. The doubled-print had a beautiful, cloudy complexity. Ballerina dress --- portrait neck, wasp-waisted, pleat-folded full skirt. Elbow-length dolman sleeves. Three layers (including tulle netting). Transformative. size : medium price : $268]]>
Scarlet-red, lace, party dress with sharply-defined silhouette. Raglan cap sleeves, deep scoop neckline, a-line princess seams, dropped "M"-shaped waistline and bias-cut, full circle skirt. Fully-lined in red faille. Skirt is also lined in netting. A "le Michel Original". size : small price : $144 ]]>
Winter berry-red dress with sparkling neck - by Jr. Flair. Dimensional wool textile has diagonal rows of looped chain-stitching, sprinkled with pale mohair or angora hairs. Jewel neck is accented with a glinting starburst pattern: 34 lines of rhinestones and copper-red metal beads. In the New Look mold: fitted bodice (12 seams shape the waist), a gored, extra-full skirt, and dolman sleeves. The dress is cut on the bias and has bracelet-length sleeves and small shoulder pads. size : small price : $185 ]]>
Cotton velveteen shell is BEDAZZLED with an intricate, hand-painted & sequin-topped design. Aztec-influenced motif depicts a large eagle perched on curling branches. Metallic gold brushwork. Sequins are colored emerald, ruby, gold and sapphire. Fitted. Metal zipper opens the back hem. A dashing piece of Souvenir textile art. Most probably this originally matched a Mexican circle skirt. size : small price : $55 ]]>
Glistening and glowing red dress, with button accents. A wonderful example of post-War American dress design. The torso is beautifully shaped and pieced. Skirt is a round of sharp-edged folds. Side zipper. Catch their eyes... size : medium price : $135]]>
New Look-influenced. Dress construction features a nipped in waist (10 darts) and a wide spead of skirt . The drop-waist is exquisitely scallop-shaped (lined with netting). Faux button placket shows off 16 tiny buttons (dress opens with a metal zip at side). Bracelet-length, cuffed dolman sleeves. Rounded collar is decorated with a rhinestone "brooch" and three pink velvet ribbons. Full full skirt is pleat-folded at the hips. Fabric is lovely. Crisp, lustrous birds-eye faille is printed in pink, turquoise-green, and off-white on navy. The brush-stroke print abstractly depicts florals. Beautifully of its time. size : medium price : $88]]>