1960s Chiffon & Lame Dress designer-john-galliano Bodice: 15'' from waist at

Bodice: 15'' from waist at the side

The skirt is wrapped and attached around the waist

Skirt: 32" from dropped waist to hem

with light boning through the bodice

I love how the contrasting bands of design at the neck and how that is picked up again at the hem

1960s Chiffon & Lame Dress designer-john-galliano Bodice: 15'' from waist atThis dress is one of those little vintage mysteries. My client insists its from the forties but I think its a little later but perhaps parts of its construction were both based on and taken from original forties bts. The side zip is definitely older and the placement of the zipper then is probably what led to the confusion. I think it is the result of a dressmaker who just happened to a) like the old techniques and b) has an extra zipper in her basket