1840'S Style Mauve Printed Cotton Day Dress with Ruffled Sleeves and Lace Trimmed Collar
An 1840's early Victorian style handmade printed cotton day dress, with ruffled shoulders and a lace trimmed neckline. It is lined with vintage material, exact fibre content unknown. It closes up the back with vintage metal finish buttons, the buttonholes are handworked. The neckline closes with a drawstring.
The seams are pinked, the bodice is flatlined. The skirt is unlined and the selvages left intact on the seams. The bodice is shaped with gathering and darts.
The dress is shown with two petticoats for shape. Dresses of this era are best worn with a chemise, corded corset, petticoat etc. to achieve the desired silhouette.
It fits a modern size 8-10 as shown. It measures 36” bust, 31” waistband(slightly above the natural waist), and is shown on a mannequin with 37” hips. The skirt has a 172" hem circumference.
It measures 62.5” in centre back length from nape of neck to hem, and has 21.5” long straight cut sleeves, with slightly dropped shoulders. The centre back is 13" in length from neck to waist.
An 1840's early Victorian style handmade printed cotton day dress, with ruffled shoulders and a lace trimmed neckline. It is lined with vintage material, exact fibre content unknown. It closes up the back with vintage metal finish buttons, the buttonholes are handworked. The neckline closes with a drawstring.
The seams are pinked, the bodice is flatlined. The skirt is unlined and the selvages left intact on the seams. The bodice is shaped with gathering and darts.
The dress is shown with two petticoats for shape. Dresses of this era are best worn with a chemise, corded corset, petticoat etc. to achieve the desired silhouette.
It fits a modern size 8-10 as shown. It measures 36” bust, 31” waistband(slightly above the natural waist), and is shown on a mannequin with 37” hips. The skirt has a 172" hem circumference.
It measures 62.5” in centre back length from nape of neck to hem, and has 21.5” long straight cut sleeves, with slightly dropped shoulders. The centre back is 13" in length from neck to waist.
An 1840's early Victorian style handmade printed cotton day dress, with ruffled shoulders and a lace trimmed neckline. It is lined with vintage material, exact fibre content unknown. It closes up the back with vintage metal finish buttons, the buttonholes are handworked. The neckline closes with a drawstring.
The seams are pinked, the bodice is flatlined. The skirt is unlined and the selvages left intact on the seams. The bodice is shaped with gathering and darts.
The dress is shown with two petticoats for shape. Dresses of this era are best worn with a chemise, corded corset, petticoat etc. to achieve the desired silhouette.
It fits a modern size 8-10 as shown. It measures 36” bust, 31” waistband(slightly above the natural waist), and is shown on a mannequin with 37” hips. The skirt has a 172" hem circumference.
It measures 62.5” in centre back length from nape of neck to hem, and has 21.5” long straight cut sleeves, with slightly dropped shoulders. The centre back is 13" in length from neck to waist.
