Hi Penny, That sleeve looks like a very traditional, typical Phillippine-style sleeve for evening wear. I certainly wouldn't date the dress by the sleeve at all. I would bet the dress is from the 1980s.
The beading is lovely. LynnD On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:34 AM, Penny Ladnier <[email protected]>wrote: > I don't normally post photos without a proper photoshoot...but I'll make an > exception. Please keep in mind that I just took these in my dining room. > You should be able to zoom into the photos. > > More about the gown...the waistline is at normal or slightly above normal > position. The skirt is A-line and full length. Because it is not on a > dressform and fully dressed out with undergarments, you do not get the full > breath of the skirt. In the photos the skirt hangs straight down because of > the beads' weight. There appears to be a newer zipper that has been added > at a later date. > > Beading Close-up: > http://www.costumegallery.com/beadedgown1.jpg > > Front View: Full Length: > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedfrontFL.jpg > > Front View: Bodice: Close-up: > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedfrontCU.jpg > > Back View: Full Length: > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedbackFL.jpg > > Back View: Bodice: Close-up: > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedbackCU.jpg > > Sleeve: Exterior View: Close-up: > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedsleeve.jpg > > Very stiff netting inside the sleeve: it is so stiff that I couldn't fully > reverse the entire sleeve > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedINsleeve.jpg > > Label and interior beading stitches: > http://www.costumegallery.com/temp/beadedlabel.jpg > > Penny Ladnier > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > www.costumegallery.com > 11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
