1920s Pretty Print Silk Chiffon Dress designer-emanuel-ungaro thoughtfully

thoughtfully

The skirt is very high waisted - it is formed to hug the torso to just under the bust in a tight sheath and then cascades out in a stylized version of its earlier fifties contemporaries

Each shoulder is dramatic and bold with netting hand sewn into place to create and hold the fullness

Waist: approx 21" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

I love how the straps glide over each shoulder and meet close together together at the back

1920s Pretty Print Silk Chiffon Dress designer-emanuel-ungaro thoughtfullyThis dress is from that same estate that produced an important Worth cape and the woman who owned these pieces was both wealthy and well travelled. This is a wonderful bias cut, hand screened silk chiffon flapper dress. The color is slightly more vibrant in person and would be more so with a slip or under dress to contrast the color with! Constructed from almost weightless silk chiffon the entire dress floats and moves with the barest of movement on