Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Fabulous Brown with Pink Accents 1890's outfit









From the seller:

UP FOR AUCTIONS THIS INCREDIBLE FIND,,, THIS WAS BOUGHT FROM AN ESTATE WHERE THIS DRESS WAS WORN TO THE 1893 CHICAGO EXPOSITION, THE WORLD'S FAIR,,,, THIS HAS 3 PIECES, IT HAS AN UNDERSKIRT WITH TWO THICK ENDS WHICH I THINK WAS ATTACHED TO A BUSTLE AT ONE TIME,,,, THE SKIRT IS SILK AND HAS A NICE LINING,,,THIS SNAPS AT THE BACK, THE MATERIAL HAS A DESIGN ON THIS,,, THE BOTTOM HAS A RUFFLES ALL AROUND THE SKIRT,,,, THERE IS A FLAW ON THIS SKIRT UP BY THE WAIST BANK SOME OF THE MATERIAL HAS SEPARATED, I HAVE SHOWN THIS IN THE PICTURES,,,,, THERE IS A SHIRTWAIST THAT MATCHES THE SKIRT MATERIAL. A NICE MATERIAL MADE FLORAL DETAIL IS SHOWN AT THE BACK OF THIS JACKET, LAYERED SLEEVES,,, THE INSIDE HAS BONE STAYS,,, THE CENTER IS SEPARATED BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT A FLAW AS THERE ARE TWO SPLITS AT THE SIDES IN THE SAME MANNER, THESE ARE NOT FLAWS,,,, THE INSIDE LINING IS BEAUTIFUL ..... THIS CLOSES WITH HOOK AND EYES,,,, THIS WAS A SPECIAL OUTFIT WORN BY A GIRL THAT WAS 25 YEARS OLD AND HAD THIS MADE FOR THIS EVENT,,,, THE CARD THAT CAME WITH THIS DID NOT HAVE HER NAME, BUT THE STYLE MATCHES ALL OF THE FASHIONS OF THAT ERA,,, I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND CONCLUDE THAT THE FAMILY WAS TELLING THE TRUTH, THE WHITE UNDERSKIRT MEASURES 24INCH WAIST AND THE LENGTH IS 38 INCHES, THE SILK SKIRT WAIST IS 24 INCHES, THE LENGTH 41 INCHES, THE BEAUTIFUL SHIRTWAIST COAT , THE SHOULDER SEAM TO SHOULDER SEAM IS 12 INCHES, THE SLEEVE LENGTH IS 24 INCHES, THE BUST IS 34 INCHES, THE WAIST IS 24 INCHES, THE LENGTH FROM THE SHOULDER SEAM TO THE BOTTOM IS 19 INCHES, THIS HAS MIMINAL FLAWS AND IS STILL BEAUTIFUL IN DETAILING AND DESIGN,



From Me:

This is so cute! I love the pink accents.

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