- NORA NOH SILK MERMAID FLARED DRESS VINTAGE 1980S SHOULDER PAD AQUA MOTTLED SEA 6. DESIGNER. MOVES LIKE WATER. LARGE FLARED SKIRT AT BASE. 8 PANELS ARE SEWN IN.
- HISTORY: I BOUGHT THIS IN A VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE IN EUGENE, OREGON ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO. In 1979, Nora Noh took a big leap and became the first Korean fashion designer and business to have entered the U.S. market. For a period of 15 years, Nora Noh consistently sold its collections to Sak's Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Henri Bendel, Macy's, and Bullock's.
- I TOOK OUT THE SHOULDER PADS MANY YEARS AGO. BUT, THE COOL THING IS I STALL HAVE THEM AND THEY WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE DRESS. THEY ARE A BIT BEAT UP. CAN BE USED AS SPARE FABRIC OR BE PUT BACK.
- ARMPIT TO HEM IS ABOUT 36 INCHES LONG.
- 34" TUBE FROM ARMPIT TO WHERE FLARE BEGINS. THE LINE RUNS RELATIVELY STRAIGHT DOWN UNTIL IT HITS THAT POINT--THEN BAM! MERMAID TAIL EVERYWHERE. HUGS THE BEHIND.
- FLARE STARTS AT 18 INCHES UP FROM THE HEM. UPSIDE DOWN TRIANGLES ARE SEWN IN TO GIVE THAT FABULOUS MERMAID TWIRL AND LOOK (SEE CLOSE-UP PIC OF PANEL).
- THE SILK HAS ALMOST 0 STRETCH--SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE MEASUREMENTS YOU WANT, OR NEED, BEFORE ORDERING.
- ARMPIT TO ARMPIT IS ABOUT 18 INCHES ACROSS. SO, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF ADDED ROOM FOR THE BUSTLINE, BUT NOT MUCH. WOULD NOT FIT MORE THAN A B CUP. PRETTY STRAIGHT AND NARROW ALL THE WAY TO FLARE POINT, 18 INCHES ABOVE HEMLINE.
- VERY SLIGHT DISCOLORATION IN THE ARMPIT AREA, MOSTLY ON THE INSIDE. IT NEEDS A GOOD DRY CLEANING. MOST LIKELY COME OUT FINE SINCE IT IS SO MILD. ALSO SMELLS LIKE TYPICAL ANTIQUE STORE CLOTHES. NOT DIRTY, JUST ANTIQUE.
- COULD NOT FIND A SNAG ANYWHERE (BUT LETS JUST SAY THERE'S ONE, JUST IN CASE). THERE IS A SMALL HOLE AT THE V-NECK AREA WHERE I WORE A BROACH WITH THIS DRESS--JUST FROM THE PIN BACK. AT THAT SAME SPOT, THE V NEEDS A COUPLE STITCHES TO PULL IT IN. IT IS NOT A HOLE IN THE FABRIC. THE TWO EDGES JUST PULLED A LITTLE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
- THE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER SIZE WAS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT DUE TO THE LARGE PUFFY SLEEVE CAPS. THERE IS A LOT OF EXTRA SPACE IN THERE. THE SLEEVES FIT VERY SNUG AND TIGHTLY AS THE TAPER DOWN TOWARDS THE WRIST. TYPICAL 1980'S DRESS STYLE AND LOOK.
- RARE CONDITION. THE MOTTLED MATERIAL IS SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME. THIS SILK FABRIC IS WOVEN KIND OF LIKE A SATIN WEAVE, BUT BOTH SIDES ARE SHINY. THERE ARE PARTS IN THE WEAVE THAT LOOK LIKE THE FLAT SIDE OF SATIN TO MAKE A SEQUINED EFFECT ALL OVER THE DRESS. LITTLE FLAT CIRCLES ALL LINE UP TOGETHER MADE EXACTLY TO LOOK LIKE FLAT SEQUINS. GIVE THAT WAVY LUSTRUOUS EFFECT WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW HITTING IT DIFFERENTLY.
- I COULD WRITE ABOUT THIS DRESS ALL DAY.
- FREE SHIPPING. PLEASE WRITE ME WITH QUESTIONS. THANK YOU!