Found a couple of very sheer dresses with heavy gold fringed hems

I don't suppose there is any chance they used real solid gold beads to weigh them down?

 

Ooooh. Can we see pictures of the dresses?

 

Drool!

 

I put about three of them on the dummy in my shed, but tomorrow I will try and do something a bit more illustrative.

They are possibly silk and about as transparent as a nylon stocking, so I imagine they were worn over something other than just plain flesh or skimpy underwear..

 

Looks early 1990s, India import from here.

 

I think they'll look a bit older if I can show the whole thing, the main fabric looks pretty ancient.

 

What little I can see looks like silk crepe cut on the bias with beadwork...I'm getting a 30's vibe...BWDIK? not much lol! that zig zag hem line is throwing me off though.... hmmm

And if indeed it is older I would expect something like this to have had a nice silk, cut on the bias full length spaghetti strap slip worn underneath. Can't wait to see the whole dress as well as the others!

 

They made dresses like that back in the 20s too. Hard to know what's up without seeing the whole thing.

 

I'm lining up to see as well. Can't wait!

 

Here are somepictures of the transparent dress.




There are a couple of hem length danglers from the shoulder with tassels on the ends. These seem totally useless unless they are to demonstrate the wearer never goes anywhere near any form of machinery.



There is another quite opaque lilac (?) garment with similar hem. This one is a double layer of cloth of some sort.



And the hem



Last, a close up of the hem of the dress first shown.


1920s or 1930s? Would this sort of thing have any value or should I just dump them? They are neither my size nor style, though I'd wear them for a bet if I could fit into them.

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Dresses-/48...te=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=1920s+beaded+dress&_sop=3

 

Af - refer to Downton Abbey for similars.

 

Might the two items go together? The first one to be worn over the second? The bead colors look so similar... and both have the serrated edge.

I can't tell if the colors would go together.

Fig

 

DOH! I don't know why I didn't notice that as well!

 

Hi AF,
When I was in my Edwardian styled apartment. I found a wonderful 1880s adjustable dress makers dummy on a fancy iron stand. She was in the trash and became mine. Now what to do with it. I ended up putting it in my bedroom but alas she was nude. I bought a gorgeous silk satin 1920s wedding dress for the dummy. When I put it on her it was a little girly looking so I draped a machine gun cartridge belt over her shoulder to her waist. It made a great statement to me but my friends just rolled their eyes.
greg

 

Might the two items go together? The first one to be worn over the second? The bead colors look so similar... and both have the serrated edge. I can't tell if the colors would go together.

The two lowest pictures show the two together, almost. The sheer one has a slight lilac tinge similar to the opaque one and they came from the same place, well, the same sale lot anyway.

I don't know anyone who could model them, and random girls off the street would be unlikely to understand my request with any sympathy.

 

Can't you just see cousin Daisy in this?! Perfect for a night at a jazz club.

 

Afantiques, if there is no tag/label/other indication of the size of this dress --

Could you, without stretching the material, take measurements?

Leave the dress(es) on the dress form --
Shoulder strap width
Distance between outer edges of shoulder straps
Armhole circumference (or just length of "drop" of armhole)
Width across bust (dress form will show where this measurement should be taken)
Waist circumference (the dress form should have a slight narrowing where the "waist" would be)
Overall length from shoulder strap to both highest and lowest bottom hem of the dress.

 

Okay, seaming and neckline are clearly mid-1920s. Nice!