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

thoughtfully

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

The brim can be rolled or flipped and the felt is as plush and soft and true of color as the day it was made

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

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

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