Late 50s Into Early 60s Vintage Beige Classic Wiggle XS Dress Details:
- powder blue dress with bodice overlay to accentuate tiny wasp waist and hips
- blue satin upper waist area with bow accent and same satin embroidered around as flowers on bodice
- small sleeve bodice all connected to under sheer bodice that lines and connects to main body of dress with upper angled bust darts and front skirt pleating at waist and and back skirt darts
- main dress is a plain weave rayon, satin is acrylic and sheer material is possibly rayon
- full dress is lined in the sheer fabric
- back center Conmatic brand metal zipper topped with hook and eye
- shown with slip not included
- last image with white background and lay flat shows dress in natural light on a cloudy day
- best for a smaller size XS but base purchase off of actual measurements to ensure a good fit
Condition: Good
- fade to one side of the satin upper waist band on right side along with slight discoloration below that area all shown in image
- some minor imperfections to the fabric mostly on skirt but looks like possibly from manufacture process of fabric
- sheer underbodice has pulled seams on bust darts along with inner fraying of sheer material at seams
- clean ready to wear after removing wrinkles from shipping but if you want all wrinkles it may benefit from a dry clean as this was tough to remove wrinkles
Measurements:
Bust - 34”
Waist - 24” tight
Hips - 37"
Length - 40”
Shoulders to waist - 15” (keep in mind this is a boat collar which puts the shoulder seam lower than a traditional shoulder seam so more like 15.5 -16
Boat neck opening - 12.5"
Skirt Sweep - 36.5"
Skirt hem allowance - 3"
Sleeve - 4.5" (edge of cuff to shoulder/neck edge as all one piece)
Bicep - 12.5"
Brand/tag:
- no label so could be handmade but most likely is just missing label but a very nice quality
Shipping: Once a package leaves my hands with USPS or UPS it is out of my control. I do not refund if packages are lost in the mail or do not arrive in the expected time as this is beyond my control unless . I try to ship the day of an order or the next day if ordered Monday - Friday but must wait until Monday to ship packages ordered Saturday or Sunday.
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