" I don't like ephemeral things, I like things that last forever "
~~ Elizabethan Splendour ~~
A RARE ELIZABETHAN/TUDOR STYLE FESTIVE GOWN IN DEEP CLARET HIGHEST QUALITY VELVET. A DESIGN WHICH CREATES A LONG SLENDER FIGURE, FEMININE AND MYSTERIOUS IN SILHOUETTE.
BODICE IS FITTED, NIPPED IN AT WAIST WITH FLOW-THROUGH DESIGN.
WAISTLINE IS REPLACED BY SIDE SLANTED DART SEAMS WHICH ENHANCE SHAPE WITH ADDED SKIRT SIDE PANELS TO GIVE THE EXTRA LARGE AMOUNT OF SOFT-FOLD FABRIC. SKIRT TUMBLES FULL AND IMPRESSIVE TO APPROX ANKLE / FULL-LENGTH TO AN ORIGINAL STITCHED HEM.
THE SCOOP NECKLINES FRONT AND BACK ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE SHEER UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE OF THIS GOWN.
A TOTAL OF 18 SELF-FABRIC ROULEAU - LOOP BUTTONS FASTEN THIS DRESS.
TEN BUTTONS FASTEN THE BACK AND FOUR ON EACH CUFF.
THIS SPLENDID STATEMENT GOWN IS IN TIMEWARP CONDITION, NO RIPS, REPAIRS OR ALTERATIONS - DISPLAYING THE VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY LABEL -
MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN
INCLUDED IS A VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY VELVET HAIR SCRUNCHIE, IT MATCHES THE COLOUR OF THE DRESS TO PERFECTION. IN FLAWLESS CONDITION WITH VINTAGE LABEL.
AS WITH ALL MY GARMENTS, THIS DRESS WILL REACH YOU IN LOVELY-TO-RECEIVE CONDITION. CAREFULLY WRAPPED AND PURPOSE BOX-PACKAGED.
SIZE & MEASUREMENTS
(Garment was measured flat, please double measurements where appropriate)
UK 10 / EU 36 / US 6
LENGTH: 52" or 132 cm
BUST: 16" or 40 3/4 cm
WAIST: 13" or 33 cm
Vintage sizes are smaller than our modern size guides, please go by measurements rather than by size label
Please Note
This listing is for the UK Size 10 Elizabethan Gown only.
I sometimes sneak other vintage Laura Ashley garments into some of my photos for pre-view / suggestion purpose.
(The UK Size 16 Elizabethan Sister Gown - of same design - as shown in some photos left side, is now sold).
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