VINTAGE 50'S PINK CREPE GOWN RHINESTONE NECKLINE 8
Vintage late 50's, early 60's ? evening gown to floor made of dense and thick pink crepe fabric. Empire waist under bust then set in actual waist with wide fabric panel.
Considering its style and tailorings, we really think it is from the late 40's but just not sure.
Wide band of charcoal gray, raised, twisted, and roped tiny glass beads with intermingled, faceted, oblong and round glass beads (look like tiny glass lanterns and shine like opals).
Glass rhinestones are set in silver metal bezels imbedded around shoulder, throughout shoulder straps, and around back neckline. Bead work and rhinestones drape down front and back shoulder area and shaped into arrowheads at front.
Empire waist with vertical bust darting and vertical gathers both under bust and below wide panel to skirting. Wide panel of fabric below bust travels around front to back.
Amazingly this gown has two small side pockets hidden in side seams. Lined in cream muslin.
Metal toothed, hidden zipper at center back. Metal hook and eyes at gown top edge, mid waist panel, and below panel. Small zipper is silver metal, not plastic, with Mark trademark zipper with pink metal pull.
Gown fully lined in sturdy and silky pale pink cotton muslin fabric sewn directly to heavy crepe fabric. Two separate layers of fabric. Not a free flow lining. Wide hems (2" plus) and seams with hand sewn stitching. Interior seams are flat, have pinking sheared edges, and lay flat.
Left leg front slit in gown with wide facings and top stitched all around slit area on interior.
FLAT MEASUREMENTS:
- underarm to underarm=17 x 2=34
- empire waist seam under bust=14 x 2=28
- empire waist below panel seam=13 x 2=26
- hips 8" down from wide panel seam=18 x 2=36
- shoulder edge to edge=14" across
- back neckline seam to gown hem=49" long
- shoulder top to gown hem taken at front=52" long
- front slit left leg=21" long slit
- hem sweep front slit closed=26 x 2=52" of fabric
- beadwork trim=2"+ wide, 1/4"+ thickness
- zipper=18" long
- size label=no label, should fit modern day 8
- designer label=Pavillon Designs, Vintage white cloth label, gold embroidered edges with black Pavillon lettering; dotted "i" over Pavillon is in gold lame; embroidered gold lame Grecian column on left side; only other label is a Vintage Union Label (may help to date gown): ILGWU, 678709, AFL-CIO
- fabric & care label=no label; exterior fabric is heavy, dense, and thick crepe backed by silky cotton muslin fabric; would dry clean only
CONDITION: Vintage 50's to 60's formal evening gown very Gently Used for being 50's vintage (not really sure but it could be from the late 40's as it has that 40's style). No dryrot, pings or pulls in crepe fabric. No missing rhinestones or beadwork or stones. Lining very much in tact with no deterioration.
Gown could use an overall dry clean around interior neckline which has some dusty discolor that should come out with a dry clean or even spot clean. Not necessary as on interior. Check with your cleaner on how to protect the rhinestones and beadwork. We have never had it dry cleaned.
Gown is very long and flowy, there is an area at the very bottom hem that could do with a spot or dry clean, and also along the hem where the rolled hem edge would brush your shoes. Not stained, torn, worn away, or damaged. Just needs an overall good dry or spot clean. But wearable without the clean. We have held the gown up through outside lighting and could find no fades in the color. No dryrot or about to disintegrate.
Belonged to our Great Aunt who left us her collection from the 1920's through early 70's when she died at the ripe Irish age of 90 back in the early 80's. As an aside, we will NEVER sell her monkey fur trimmed, very real Roaring 20's satin coat. We have instructed the family to bury us in it! No kidding!
Gown is Vintage which means you need to wear Vintage to keep fibers moving ahead of any dryrot or just plain old age. We tried to wear this gown at least once every few years since we have owned it. Kept in protected storage in her original cloth, Talon zippered bags out of sun and dampness. This piece is from our own personal collection and only owned by 2 people, my Great Aunt and me.
You don't find many of these gorgeous, heavy crepe gowns still around, so hopefully some vintage fashion maven will buy it, wear it, and take care of it as we have. Even if you are a collector to resell, that would be better than it just sitting in our storage unworn.
Believe me, this gown is very heavy, yet comfortable on. Not a sheer or thin crepe. Very very thick, heavy, and dense fabric.
Very elegant, classic style with that 40's trim of rhinestones and beadwork. Good Luck!
When we created abfabvintage.com in 2001, we intended to list our personal collection from the family. We have a lot of 20's to 60's gowns, coats, scarves, and jewelry that have come down through my Irish family over the years and yet we still have misgivings about selling off our one of a kind heirlooms.
Every time we decide to sell from our personal collection, a part of our history goes to you. We don't plan to wear this gown again and want another vintage maven to inherit it and wear it as we have.
We are assuming this gown is from the 50's, but very well may be from the 40's. We try to rarely list our personal collection, but in order to preserve this gown we are offering it up for sale. Good Luck!
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