Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Late Edwardian Summer Dress with Fabulous Embroidered Trim












From the seller:

DELICATE AND BEAUTIFUL, THIS SEMI-SHEER TWO PIECE ENSEMBLE IS FROM THE EARLY 1900'S OR EARLIER. WITH PUFFED 3/4 SLEEVES AND BACK HOOK & EYE CLOSURE, THE BLOUSE IS FEMININE AND ETHEREAL SO IS THE BEAUTIFUL SKIRT, WHICH FLOWS GENTLY TO THE GROUND AND HAS HOOK & EYE CLOSURES. BOTH ARE TRIMMED WITH INTRICATE HAND SEWN CROCHETED TRIM DETAILS. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS. THE COLOR IS A SHADE OF LIGHT WHEAT. THE BLOUSE IS PRETTY MUCH FREE OF FLAWS, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. UNFORTUNATELY THE SKIRT HAS ONE AREA OF STAINING AND THERE IS A TORN AREA IN THE CROCHET IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE STAIN. FORTUNATELY, HOWEVER, THESE TWO ISSUES ARE MOSTLY CAMOUFLAGED IN THE GENTLE SWIRLS OF THE FOLDS OF THE SKIRT. A CAREFUL CLEANING MIGHT TAKE CARE OF THE STAINED AREA, OR THE SKIRT COULD BE HEMMED ENOUGH TO REMOVE THAT PART IF ONE WANTED. EVEN SO, THE OVERALL EFFECT OF THE SKIRT IS STILL STUNNING, IN SPITE OF THE FLAWS.
IT IS A GORGEOUS PIECE OF 'AMERICANA'---BUST 32" WAIST 25" LENGTH 52" FROM SHOULDER.


From Me:

I am in love with this dress. Yes, the fabric is very simple but look at all that trim and embroidery! This would have been a show stopper with the proper slip beneath it.

May 1908 The Delineator


The fashion plate above is from 1909 and the yellow dress has similar lines to this extant one.

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