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• 1920s black silk fringe flapper dress with draping sash waist, size M

1920s black silk fringe flapper dress with draping sash waist, size M

SKU: 0112.13.005

$700.00

$700.00

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With over two feet of silk fringe, this dress will get you as close as you can come to Chicago's Velma Kelly without also killing your husband. A rare larger size, this dress is also notable for its sturdiness: unlike many of its Jazz Age counterparts, it can easily stand up to a night of Prohibition-Era dancing without skipping a beat.

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Sleeveless flapper dress with plunging back, pintuck shoulders and scalloped drop waist; attached draped cummerbund-pleated sash with extra-long front tails.  24” silk fringe from waist to hemline with modesty panel behind; 13” fringe at sash ends.  Pullover construction with no closures except two hooks and eyes to keep sash from coming apart when knotted; unlined.
 
fabric:  silk crèpe
noteworthy: dry clean only; hang with sash ends draped over shoulders for better weight distribution; note large armholes
alterations: reinforced all joins between sash and dress due to stress of weight
condition: very good with one previously-repaired hole at center bodice (see photo #8), pinprick hole at right hip and light abrasion at left underarm
 

measurements:
 
neckline opening:  13” across
neckline plunge:  6” front, 11” back
bust:  42”
waist:  41”
hips:  43”
length:  44 ½” from shoulder to modesty panel hem; 37 ½”  from underarm. Fringe hangs 4" below modesty panel hem.
sweep:  50”
hem:  3 ½”
 
 
label:  no label present
size:  no size tag present; comparable to modern size medium for best drape