This is the dress that does not need an occasion invented for it, but it will happily take one. It is strapless, with a fitted lace bodice edged in scalloped, beaded trim, a beaded band at the waist, and a full gathered skirt in floral lace that moves like it has somewhere to be. The color reads ivory in person, warm rather than stark white.
Here is what I can document rather than just say. The label is still in the dress and I have photographed it: Jessica McClintock, size 10, style 51410/02, Made in USA, with professional dry clean care instructions. What the label does not give me is a year, and I am not going to invent one. Jessica McClintock made a great many beautiful dresses over a great many years, and this one will get dated by evidence or not at all. I also have not taken flat measurements yet, because vintage sizing and modern sizing are distant cousins at best. Measurements will be added before this dress ships anywhere, and if you need a number sooner, ask me and I will go measure it.
Details:
Maker: Jessica McClintock (woven label)
Size: 10 (label)
Style: 51410/02 (label)
Origin: Made in USA (label)
Care: professionally dry clean, short cycle; cool iron, no steam (label)
Construction: strapless fitted bodice, scalloped lace with beaded trim at the neckline and waist, full gathered midi skirt in floral lace
Condition: pre-owned. In the photographs the lace and beadwork present complete; current condition will be re-checked in hand before shipping, including zipper function and any bead loss.
What remains unknown: the dress's date or era; fiber content; flat measurements; the dress's history before it reached me.
Ships anywhere in the US for a flat $9.95 per order, or $19.95 per order internationally.
This is the dress that does not need an occasion invented for it, but it will happily take one. It is strapless, with a fitted lace bodice edged in scalloped, beaded trim, a beaded band at the waist, and a full gathered skirt in floral lace that moves like it has somewhere to be. The color reads ivory in person, warm rather than stark white.
Here is what I can document rather than just say. The label is still in the dress and I have photographed it: Jessica McClintock, size 10, style 51410/02, Made in USA, with professional dry clean care instructions. What the label does not give me is a year, and I am not going to invent one. Jessica McClintock made a great many beautiful dresses over a great many years, and this one will get dated by evidence or not at all. I also have not taken flat measurements yet, because vintage sizing and modern sizing are distant cousins at best. Measurements will be added before this dress ships anywhere, and if you need a number sooner, ask me and I will go measure it.
Details:
Maker: Jessica McClintock (woven label)
Size: 10 (label)
Style: 51410/02 (label)
Origin: Made in USA (label)
Care: professionally dry clean, short cycle; cool iron, no steam (label)
Construction: strapless fitted bodice, scalloped lace with beaded trim at the neckline and waist, full gathered midi skirt in floral lace
Condition: pre-owned. In the photographs the lace and beadwork present complete; current condition will be re-checked in hand before shipping, including zipper function and any bead loss.
What remains unknown: the dress's date or era; fiber content; flat measurements; the dress's history before it reached me.
Ships anywhere in the US for a flat $9.95 per order, or $19.95 per order internationally.
