1910s Velvet Emboridered & Applique Panel Dress designer-la-mendola Tagged a 6

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The sleeves are amazing - each is long and lean and ends with a feather detail

A fine vintage pair Chanel ear drops

I have added some pictures so you can see some McCardell pieces that are similar in structure (all are in museum collections)

Fully lined in a baby blue silk

1910s Velvet Emboridered & Applique Panel Dress designer-la-mendola Tagged a 6This is from the 1910s if not before and and is on remarkable condition for its age. Made of a purple dyed cotton velvet it is a stunning testament to the workmanship of this period. The applique panel that runs down the front and is picked up at the back is all backed in a fine tissue silk. This would have been constructed by hand and then placed and sewn by hand onto the base of the dress. It cleverly hides all the closures behind the front panel