#2355 $1,550
Beaded silk lace flapper dress, late 1920s
If you are a regular visitor to Vintage Textile, you know of my love for antique textiles. Although modern technology has produced practical fabrics, we no longer find the matchless textiles of the Twenties in even our best designer clothing.
A simple straight flapper chemise is the perfect canvas to display textile art. There is no elaborate construction to interfere with the beauty of the textile.
The silk lace in the dress combines pale peach flowers with a delicate black ground. The flowers are outlined with metallic gold cord. For accent, several flowers also have an outline of gold glass beads.
The dress slips over the head with no closures. The matching chiffon top is sheer and will need a slip. The straight skirt is open and draped on one side below the hip.
The second picture from the bottom showcases the magnificent design: a rich profusion of lush summer flowers and ferns. The colorful peach-and-black design is both sophisticated and upbeat, perfect for your next weekend on the French Riviera!
Flowers with the sweetest odors filled all the sunny air,
And not alone refreshed the sense, but stole the mind from every care.
This dress is for the stylish woman who uses her beauty and her clothing as the material from which to create a work of art: the combination of dress, light, and the evening's mood in her eyes.
The condition is excellent. It is clean and ready to wear.
It measures: 36" bust and waist, 38" hip, and 43" from the shoulder to the hem.
