A genuine 1920s peach silk flapper dress. It has a silk chiffon lining and has an amazing sequin and metal thread embellishment on the front and the back, and the plain cirlces that you see are also metal thread. At some point its been hung up so there are some tears to the lining and some stress to the silk and tiny holes on the shoulders, all the sequins are folded up probably due to their age and the item being in storage. As if the dress wasn't amazing enough it also came with a copy of a photo of the original owner wearing the dress. She is a very elegant lady and was apparently a nanny to a Russian family, who had this dress made as a gift for her. I can barely put into words how amazing this dress is, its stunning and so amazing that it has lasted this long in such amazing condition along with a photo of its original owner! I'm proud to own it in a strange way and I'm going to wear it as that's what it was made for but first it needs restoring. Like I said the sequins are all folded and it needs some repairs as there's a slit in the bottom as well and some of the beautiful embellishment need sewing back on so not to loose them forever but what a stunning piece and once I've unpicked all the sequins and made it show stopping again I'll post more photos.
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