I am a bona-fide, vintage-loving clothesmonger and shoe fiend. I’m not sure how it happened, exactly, but dollars to donuts says it’s as much defined by my love of a great deal as by my love of my grandparents. In edging ever closer to actual adulthood, though, my bargain-loving ways have taken the passenger seat to some longer standing and, dare I say it, practical characteristics: quality and ut...
When you are shopping for a dressy sandal it’s rarely ever a snap. Although there are many choices from simple wedges to daring stilettos, a sandal for an elegant occasion must express a woman’s individuality and sense of style, and must enhance her outfit and her own individual beauty. And nothing builds your look more than feeling comfortable in pieces that really work and are a good fit. They h...
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Offered for sale is this wonderful champagne colored liquid satin evening gown and bolero style jacket by Fred Perlberg, circa 1940's. The fabric is a very dense, heavy satin. The gown is strapless with a sweetheart neckline and ruched bodice. There is a very intricate bustle at the back and it closes on the side with a metal zipper. The bolero style jacket closes up the front with matching fabric covered buttons, round collar, and 3/4 length sleeves. Condition: Freshly professionally dry cleaned and in wonderful condition. In a few areas on the gown there is some rubs in the satin which is very common in this vintage high gloss fabric. They are small and almost invisible. This would make a fabulous vintage wedding ensemble. The set is very small, too small for my regular mannequin so please excuse my pictures of the jacket on my half manni. The inside is labeled Fred Perlberg who designed fabulous evening gowns starting in the 1940's. The bust is 32 inches, waist is 25 inches, waist to hemline is 42 inches,. The bolero style jacket has a bust of 36 inches, waist 26 inches, shoulder span of 16 inches.