#2625 $750 Reserved
Cotton tulle summer evening dress, 1930s
The 1930s saw a radical departure from the streamlined, straight flapper dress of the Roaring Twenties. A simple fashion uniform was no longer enough amidst the gloom of the 1930s. The fashionable world returned to feminine styles like this one, which was cut to display female curves.
This romantic dress was made from ivory cotton tulle embellished with rows of horizontal tucks. The torso of the dress clings to the body like a second skin. The skirt is flared below the hipline with bias-cut panels. The sleeves are open on top of the arms.
The lovely dress still has the original attached slip of ivory taffeta. The slip has two rows of tulle ruffles at the hem. The dress closes on the side with hooks and snaps.
I can just see the original owner in the dress at a garden party in September, 1931 where she met her future husband. It was an early autumn day, one of those gray, incredibly warm days with sheet lightening flashing endlessly across the evening sky. An abrupt phosphorous light flashed through the heavens. On her hair, the setting sun seemed to be weaving a shimmering crown of supremacy.
The condition is almost excellent. The dress, which has been gently worn, has a few tiny mends. They are difficult to detect and do not spoil the appearance.
It measures: 34" bust, 32" waist, 35" hip, and 61" from shoulder to hem.
