1940s gown

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Butterick 4144; ca. 1947; Misses' Draped Dinner Dress. Dinner dress of fluid grace will make your entrance a dramatic one. Low square neck, front and back; the sleeves are artfully draped over a yoke lining; the fitted bodice creates a basque line; and the skirt is draped on the left side. Featured in Butterick Pattern Book, Early Summer 1947 Candy Goeller Patterns [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact…

1949 Model in wine-colored silk taffeta dress by Nettie Rosenstein, Vogue

Evening gown Charles James, designer British-American, 1906-1978 Evening gown, 1955 Silk; cut velvet, satin, taffeta 57.084.1

I know I keep giving you reasons to dash over to The Met… and here is another, opening tomorrow: Costume Institute’s Charles James Exhibition and

I scanned these photos from Sept 15th 1939 Harper's Bazaar magazine a year ago and set them aside, can you do that on a computer? The first image is a yellow satin embroidered silver gown the second is a pale pink with silver brocade both from Mainbocher's. Aren't these two lovely and so elegant, definately would call it dressing for a dinner party or perhaps a night to the theatre or opera.

PLUM CREPE EVENING GOWN, 1940s Dark plum, long sleeves, raised jewel, bead & sequin embroidery on shoulders & back.