50s 60s Dress Vintage by Henry-Lee Pink Office to Cocktail Lace Applique Embellished M/L
- Description
This pretty pink dress is vintage late 1950s to early 1960s - very Mad Men! It can go from office to cocktails with a change of shoes and earrings.The dress is a fitted sheath with inset waistband. It has short sleeves and a scoop neckline. The sheath is embellished with tow large tone-on-tone floral appliques, one on the right upper chest, balanced the other on the lower left skirt front. The dress has a matching self-fabric belt to customize fit at the waist.
SIZE: No size label
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Measurements |
Inches |
Centimeters |
|
Shoulders |
14.5" |
37 |
|
Bust |
38.5" |
98 |
|
Waist |
31" |
78.5 |
|
Hips |
40" |
101.5 |
|
Bodice length from shoulder seam |
13.5 |
34.25 |
|
Skirt length |
24.75" |
63 |
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Sweep |
44" |
111.75 |
FABRIC/COLORS: The fabric is shantung - lightweight and silky to the touch with subtle slubbing. Based on a fiber burn test, I believe it is rayon. Color is light carnation pink. The lining is matching pink lightweight acetate type fabric.
TAGS: Henry - Lee
CLOSURES: A long metal zipper down the back.
CONDITION: It looks like a former owner took the dress in at the bust by angling the sideseams from the waist to underarms - if it was returned to original fit, you could add 1 to 1.5" back to the bust measurement. At some point, the belt was also altered, adding a piece of matching fabric to lengthen it at the buckle - see closeup. No stains, holes, tears or other issues noted.