This is the dress you wear to a wedding and spend the evening being asked about where you got it and how fabulous you look. Cut from a silver and teal iridescent lurex brocade with an all-over floral damask weave, it moves between pewter and deep teal depending on the light, the hour, and how good the dancing is. The bodice is fitted and tailored precisely to the waist with a clean square neckline and fine fabric shoulder straps. At the left strap, two hand-crafted fabric corsage flowers, made from the same brocade and each centred with an aqua rhinestone in a vintage setting, add a detail it stops you in your tracks. The skirt falls from a defined waist seam into generous pleats and swings to the knee with the kind of volume that only vintage construction delivers. A rear zipper closes the bodice cleanly. This is a cocktail dress in the truest sense: made for an occasion, built to be remembered.

The silhouette is classically 1950s to early 1960s in its intention. Structured, feminine, and completely unapologetic about wanting to be the most beautiful thing in the room.

Wear it to a wedding, a garden party, a ball, or any occasion that deserves more than ordinary. Keep jewellery minimal and let the fabric and corsage do everything. Silver or pearl drop earrings, a simple updo, and heeled sandals in silver or nude are all this dress needs. The fitted bodice and pleated skirt work beautifully if you are defined through the waist and want a silhouette that emphasises it. If you carry more fullness through the hip and lower half, the pleated skirt releases gracefully without pulling and the structured bodice draws the eye up to the corsage detail and neckline. If you are narrower through the hip and want volume below the waist, the pleated skirt creates it effortlessly.

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Circa: 1940 - 1970
Origin: Private Collection AU
Label: n/a

Fabric: Iridescent silver and teal lurex brocade blend with floral damask weave
Condition: Excellent, commensurate with age and love
Care: Dry clean only recommended

Modern Size Indicator: 6 - 8
Measurements: Bust 36 cm, Waist 28 cm, Hip 48 cm (laid flat)
Vintage Size Indicator: n/a

Fit: Fitted and tailored from bust to waist, pleated full skirt to the knee
Fixture: Original rear zipper
Features: Square neckline, fine fabric shoulder straps, hand-crafted twin brocade corsage flowers with aqua rhinestone centres at left strap, fitted tailored bodice, pleated full skirt, knee length, iridescent lurex brocade fabric, fully lined

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