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Black *Large Size* Jazz Baby Backless Fringed Wrapping Flapper Dress- M-L, 1920s
About the Item
A transformative dress with a fetching shirred cummerbund that cups the tush and 2-foot fringe that never stops moving. Begs for a headpiece, garter flask and dance partner.
Sleeveless flapper dress with plunging back, pintuck shoulders and scalloped drop waist; attached draped cummerbund-pleated sash with extra-long front tails. 24” silk fringe from waist to hemline with modesty panel behind; 13” fringe at sash ends. Pullover construction with no closures except two hooks and eyes to keep sash from coming apart when knotted; unlined.
fabric: silk crêpe
noteworthy: dry clean only; hang with sash ends draped over shoulders for better weight distribution
alterations: reinforced all joins between sash and dress due to stress of weight
condition: very good with one previously-repaired hole at center bodice, pinprick hole at right hip and light abrasion at left underarm (see photos)
measurements:
shoulders: n/a (16” from outer shoulder edge to edge)
neckline opening: 13” across
neck plunge: 6”
back plunge: 11”
bust: 42”
waist: 41”
hips: 43”
length: 44 ½” from shoulder to modesty panel edge; 48 ½” from shoulder to fringe edge. 37 ½” and 40 ½”, respectively, from underarm. (note large armholes!)
sweep: 50”
hem: 3 ½”
label: no label present
size: no size tag present; comparable to modern size medium – large
- Dimensions:Marked Size: none; comparable to size M-L (US)Bust: 42 in (106.68 cm)Waist: 41 in (104.14 cm)Hip: 43 in (109.22 cm)Shoulder to Hem: 48.5 in (123.19 cm)
- Style:Drop Waist (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Altered (not by designer). One previously-repaired hole at center bodice, pinprick hole at right hip and light abrasion at left underarm (see photos).
- Seller Location:Tucson, AZ
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