From the seller:
1918 Bridal Ensemble -5 items
No Reserve!
#1-Chiffon and Lace Wedding Gown Circa 1918
#2-Wax flower Veil
#3- Long separate chiffon and satin train
#4-Satin shoes
#5- Hosiery
An antique ivory creme silk charmeuse gown inset with panels of chiffon, with applique on net lace. This ensemble comes with a separate chiffon and satin train-at 9' long!. The headpiece is embellished with white wax flowers and delicate lace. The small satin shoes and delicate rich silk hose add the finishing touch.
All sizes are approximate
Dress size: Bodice -34", Waist-26", the front length is 51"
Veil: 33", 8" diameter headpiece
Train: Total length is 9'3", the first 37" is made of the see through chiffon and the remaining is chiffon and satin, three snaps on top for attaching
Shoes: 9" long
Condition:
Overall-Please note that this dress has some problems, however I feel the wonderful design would make a great example. Also, the veil and train are quite strong making them very usable.
Dress-very fragile, holes in the chiffon, some stains, lining is shattered (see photo)
Veil-wax flowers some florets are slightly broken, netting and lace is in very good shape
Train-some staining, small holes in chiffon, satin is in good shape, overall the fabric feels very strong
Shoes-satin is worn with small wear spots
Hosiery-small holes
*Please note that I have additional photo's available upon request.
From Me:
This is so terribly lovely. I hope whoever won this auction knows better than to "re-use" the pieces. It's very much a late teens into the early 1920's dress - probably right at 1918-1919.
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