Vintage 1930s Style Evening Gown Black Chantilly Lace Size M

This is a 1930s style evening gown or formal dress made of black Chantilly lace with metallic thread embellishments.  This 1930s style evening gown is constructed with the lace over a black satin taffeta-like base fabric with black satin ribbon wrapped around the hip area.  It has cap sleeves, a sheer bateau neckline, sweetheart shaped bust and a two tiered skirt that falls in drapes.  The bodice is supported with “stays” at the front and along the sides  It is cut low at the back, exposing most of the back down to the waist.  The lower back closes with a nylon zipper.  The ribbon at the hip is embellished with a black bugle beaded and sequinned floral appliqué. 

Age: difficult to say, but whoever made this probably used an authentic 1930s pattern.  Some of the materials utilized are maybe period, such as the beaded floral decoration and the ribbon, but I’m unsure of the lace and the satin fabric used as a base - I believe that these are probably more recent, dating from the 1950s up to the 1980s.  The use of a nylon zipper also indicates post-1960 manufacture, so I would think that this dates maybe to the 1970s or 80s and was meant to represent a 1930s style evening gown.

Label: None, seamstress made

Sizing: No size is indicated, and although this 1930s style evening gown should fit a medium size, please note the following measurements for fit:

Shoulders:  21” across, including the cap sleeves

Bust:  difficult to measure due to the open back, but about 35”-36” around

Waist:  30” around

Hips:  38” around

Length:  45 1/2”, measured flat

Condition: This 1930s style evening gown is in excellent condition with no noted defects.

This is a really beautiful 1930s style evening gown - 1930s style without the fragility of an original 1930s dress, this is skillfully constructed.  Dramatic back - sure to be noticed!