Vintage 1950s Dress - Dreamy Deadstock Designer Red Velvet + Satin Trained Cocktail Party Dress Size S

♛Details

1950s designer deadstock velvet + satin cocktail/party dress perfection, sculpted to cleverly pump up that waist-hip ratio in front and to finish with a sweeping train in back, as you do! Triple-layered full skirt for structure: pellon + net petticoat attached. Never worn with tags...be the first to show this beauty to the world.

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•Closures: rear metal zipper

•Designer/Labels: as shown

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♛Measurements

Tagged a VINTAGE size 13 - 14. About a modern size S; please allow room for ease and the kind of fit you prefer. Interior fabric darts + allowances allow tailoring larger or smaller.

Bust (underarm area measured flat across front, then doubled) to about 36"

Waist (measured across front seam and doubled) about 26 1/4"

Hips to about 46"/full

Shoulder (estimated) to waist seam about 16"

Shoulder to hem about 43"

Armhole circumference about 16"

Shoulders suit about 

Sleeves about 16"

♛Condition

Great vintage shape, deadstock/unworn with tags. 65+ years old.

Nitpicks: faint water silhouette mark on the tip of the satin train at one corner (see image 5), should erase with first cleaning and is not noticed during normal wear/display.

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