Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress


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  • Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749
  • Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749
  • Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749
  • Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749
  • Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749
  • Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749

Black pleated taffeta 1980s cocktail dress DR749

Condition: Very good to excellent

Price: $65

Measurements
Bust: measures 36" flat to fit approx. 34-35"
Waist: measures 26" flat to fit approx. 25"
Hip: 34-36"
Length: 44"
Underarm to waist length: 8"
Label: Jolie Madame

Description
The black taffeta fabric of this 1980s cocktail dress is sewn down in tiny pleats all over, most likely inspired by the lovely pleated dresses of Fortuny. Trimming the wide waist panel is a large flower in the same pleated taffeta, with lots of sparkling black sequins decorating its center. The bodice has a round neckline, cap sleeves and large shoulder pads. The skirt crosses over itself in front with a curved hemline that is highest at the center and lower on each side. In back, the neckline plunges all the way to the waist panel in a deep "V". The dress closes with a plastic zipper in back and is lined with black taffeta in the bodice and waist sections. In very good to excellent condition, the dress has only one minor issue: a few of the pleats next to the zipper at the back left side of the skirt are somewhat flattened, and may need to be pressed back in.