#2660 $850 Reserved
Hand-embroidered tulle dress, 1930s
White tea dresses remained popular into the early 1930s. While the style (vs. the Edwardian) changed, what was retained was the high quality hand embroidery and handmade lace. This one is exceptionally pretty with its fluttery faux sleeves, wide ruched cummerbund, and exquisite hand embroidery.
The nostalgic charm of the dress would be perfect for an informal wedding. You can also change the look with a colorful slip so that you can wear the romantic dress anytime you want to feel special.
The loose-fitting dress has no closures other than the cummerbund snaps. The drop waist, hidden under the cummerbund, is lower than the pictures show. I love open-shoulder faux sleeves, which gracefully frame the upper arm. The sleeves offer a sexy glimpse of your bare shoulder without the confinement of a fully constructed sleeve—and so comfortable in hot weather.
The dress is decorated with delicate hand-embroidered flowers, rows of pin tucks, and a narrow band of handmade filet lace around the neckline. The sleeves and cummerbund ends are finished with silk binding.
The brilliantly inventive hand embroidery sets our dress apart from other "whites" from the 1930s. Semi-abstract florals flutter around concave hexagons and patterned ovals. It is as if Alice had returned from Wonderland to design the delicate, gossamer motifs. Our dress seems to recapture a past hidden from the intellect but embedded in a particular antique garment.
The condition is excellent and wearable.
It measures: 40" bust, 36" drop waist, 56" hip, 20 1/2" from shoulder to drop waist, and 54" from shoulder to hem.
