Red silk jacquard 80s does 40s cocktail dress


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  • Red silk jacquard dots 1980s does 1940s cocktail dress DR728
  • Red silk jacquard dots 1980s does 1940s cocktail dress DR728
  • Red silk jacquard dots 1980s does 1940s cocktail dress DR728
  • Red silk jacquard dots 1980s does 1940s cocktail dress DR728
  • Red silk jacquard dots 1980s does 1940s cocktail dress DR728

Red silk jacquard dots 1980s does 1940s cocktail dress DR728

Condition: Excellent to mint

Price: $85

Measurements
Bust: approx. 34" for loose fit
Waist: 26" flat, to fit 25"
Hip: 36" flat to fit approx. 34"
Length: 46"
Waist to hem length: 29"
Sleeve length: 17"
Label: Silks by St. Gillian

Description
This cranberry jacquard silk cocktail dress from the 1980s is doing an excellent job of imitating the 1940s. 40s-style details include the padded shoulders, three-quarter-length dolman sleeves and the two-layered ruffle/bustle at the back of the straight skirt. The high neck at the front of the bodice looks pretty demure, but check out the deep cutout at the back--the dress is open from the buttons at the neck, all the way down to the waist! Below the cutout, the skirt section fastens with a hook and eye and a plastic zipper. The dress is unlined, and although it is fitted at the waist and hips, the bodice size is somewhat flexible, due to the fullness of the dolman sleeves. It is in excellent to mint condition, appearing unworn, with no flaws to note.