Better Day Dress
Civil War Era
Great Mix and Match Pieces
This gown would be suitable for Civil War events, Dickens Events, SASS(Single Action Shooting Society), Renaissance Faires, and Old West or Prarie Impressions.
The 2 piece gown is made of a wine plaid dupioni silk. It has wines, greens, pearl and a touch of gold. Both the skirt and the bodice are trimmed with burgandy 3 inch wide fringe.
The bodice has a lovely jewel neckline, with large pagoda sleeves trimmed with wine fringe. It has a slight peplum effect to its hemline. The peplum type hemline hangs gracefully over the skirt and has been trimmed with matching fringe, for emphasis. It is fully lined and has a button closure down the front with gold metal buttons.
The skirt is 180 inches around. It has a pleated waist set onto a matching waistband. It is been turned sideways so the plaid has a more vertical appearance. It closes in the back with a hook and eye closure. It is about 44 inches long with the selvage at the bottom.
The gown itself measures:
waist: 50 inches
bust: 56 inches
Please use bustmeasurements at the fullest part of your bust, not bra band size.
Please check our ebay store, Victorian Attire, for more sizes and colors, and also our Vendio store,
visit us @ shop.vendio.com/victorianattire
Should you have any questions please call at 931-243-5588. Due to the nature of our products, we do not accept returns.
We are a historical sutlery. We carry both fitted attire that are period correct and adjustable items that have the appearance of the era. Our fitted attire is historically correct. Our adjustable items have the look and feel of the era, but are not always the correct fabric for the period such as rayon, poly, etc, and they are adjustable in fit, therefore; not historically correct. Our phone is 931-243-5588. Please call with any questions Monday-Friday from 8-4 CST.