1920s green dress

Last week’s Rate the Dress started out as a mystery, as I couldn’t locate the collection it came from. A number of you succeeded in doing so, but Daniel wins the google-fu award of the week for finding it first. Things almost everyone liked about last week’s dress: The colour. The seamstresses’ cleverness and frugality in recycling the fabric. Things that got mixed reviews: how the original mixed patterning of the fabric, and the way it was used in the alteration, interacted. The padded…

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Vivid vintage late 1920's to 1930's dark emerald green silk chiffon flapper dress embellished with tons of prong-set rhinestones! Sleeveless styled with a scoop neckline and cutout back, rhinestone studded belt, fitted silhouette past the hip and a cascading skirt. The dress has been altered with t

Light green chiffon, scoop neck, sleeveless, floral garland from shoulder to hip. Ruffled skirt. American, probably, ca. 1929. Gift of Paula Mealey, KSUM 2000.39.36.

“I am going for the camouflage approach to this week’s Unsuitable Sideline Attire. I shall call this look ‘Raindrops on Grassy Pitch’ and I will blend in perfectly. A #rhinestone embellished green silk #1950s strappy frock ticks all boxes @KerryTaylorAuct #rugbymum #fashionhistory”

This full-length apple green silk evening gown exemplifies elements of early 1920s fashion. It has the characteristic dropped waist and trains at each shoulder, reminiscent of medieval costume yet with its geometric shape and decorative motifs also distinctly ‘modern’. The thin shoulder straps and off-the-shoulder sleeves emphasise slender shoulders and arms while the lack of embellishment on the bodice and the strong vertical lines of the skirt and trains would have showcased the slender…