Daisy Fairbanks Vintage Boutique Vintage Dresses, Vintage Clothing, Vintage Fashion, Vintage Dress, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 1960s Five-Alarm Black Wiggle Dress

My absolute favorite vintage dress ever!! I’ve never seen a “plain cotton” day dress as nicely made as this, or with such fine design details. Early 60s lightweight woven cotton dress with all-over hand-sewn pintucking. On the skirt portion, the pintucking begins narrow and vertical at the gathered center waist, then as it drops toward the hem it angles outward around the hips to form perfectly matched chevron diagonal tucks at the center back seam. The front bodice of the dress has a raised waistband and even pintucking that rises to a pointed crest at the bust. Gathered bustline fans outward with rows of black lace. The back of the bodice has the pintucking starting narrow at the waist and widening to the shoulders, also alternating with strips of lace. And a stroke of genius – the lace strips in back and in front to the bustline have the black cotton cut away to reveal the skin and allow the cotton to act its own lining! The back is fastened with a center back zipper and hooks, and punctuated with three cotton bows. Also included is a satin snap belt, with the perfect bow to top off those center front pleats. The label reads “Carlye” and whoever she is, we raise our glass to her fantastic design