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| Clothing advert from 1928 |
As a teenager I would visit my sister in upstate/ central New York every year for as long as I could manage. My favourite pastime was haunting the antique and vintage clothing shops of the area (Clinton Street in Binghamton used to have the best shops!). There was a small, run-down village near where we lived with a charming antique store called Extra Buttons. They had a little bit of everything. It was at this shop that I found this fabulous silk 20s dress.
It's a very simple dress, typical of the boxy silhouette that typifies the 1920s - especially 1925-1930. There are nice little details, however. Some smocking at the shoulders and cuffs, and small buttons, which were once fabric-covered at the hips.
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| The smocked sleeves with ties. |
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| A tuck at the shoulder and smocking at the top of the sleeve. |
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| This is an over-the-head dress, but there are snaps at the left shoulder to ease getting it on and off. |
Another wonderful feature of this dress is the pattern of the silk. It's a wild blue and light grey chevron design.
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| Quite a large hem! |
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| One of the side metal buttons. It had been covered in the same fabric, but it wore off. |
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| The other button. |
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| The neck ruffle. |
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| The full view again. Isn't it a fabulous dress? |
When you show those details it really comes to life. They are, after all, the things that make the difference. One cannot go into a regular store and purchase anything like it today. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I think that's a fabulous dress, and I bet it looks even better on a person. Very neat details!
ReplyDeleteI love that dress!!
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