We are pleased to offer you this lovely gown from the 1960s made in British Hong Kong designed by Bill Haire for Victoria Royal Ltd. This was bought at Makoff department store for about $275 in 1967 which is about $2000 today. If you lived in Utah in the 1950's and 1960's and wanted to buy some expensive bling, Makoff was the place :)
This dress came from an estate in Utah where the previous owner had all her clothing really well kept in climate controlled and in almost pristine condition.
✂ FABRIC:
This fantastic number is made of candy pink silk hand embellished with faux pearls, huge chaton and navette rhinestones and glass beads. This is fully lined in muslin and then silk organza. The workmanship on this dress is almost couture boasting of french seams, weights and hand done details. This dress is heavy, shiny and blinging all over...no dark rhinestone, beads or pearls.
This features a fitted bodice with empire waist and thin spaghetti straps covered in a heavily embellished net over-blouse. The over-blouse is sleeveless with a wide neckline and sculpted lower backline. The skirt is long and full with a gathered bustle detail. This is shown with a bustle crinoline which is included with this dress. We've also shown it without the bustle in the 6th image. This closes with a metal zipper and several hooks at the back.
If you are unsure about the color of an item or the type of fabric, please do not hesitate to contact us.
✂ MEASUREMENTS:
This fits perfectly on a modern size 4 dress form.
The bust is 34"
The under-bust is 29"
The waist is 27"
Approximate shoulder to waist is 14.5"
Hips are 58"
Measures 54" in total length from top of shoulder to hemline
Arms are 15" around.
Please be sure to measure a dress that fits you well and compare these measurements with those.
✂ CONDITION:
This is in Excellent and READY TO WEAR condition with two very faded small spots at the front of the skirt near the waist gathers. Hemline has dirt marks on the very lower edge, noticeable only when raised up. Please see the last photo for details.
Silk is strong, minimal bead loss and otherwise clean and wearable. This item has been professionally cleaned and will be wrapped in acid free tissue paper and packaged with the utmost care.
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