Gorgeous and unique 1920s blue and black striped silk velvet dress. I love the combination of colors, shades of blue velvet with blue silk chiffon stripes running in between. Wide bell sleeves. Dropped waist with striped fabric gathered around hips. Large purple glass decorative buckle front center. Blue silk crepe attached slip. Slips on overhead, no closures. Manahan Incorporated, 280…
From the repair pile: 1960s 70s Mollie Parnis leopard spot burnout velvet and sheer chiffon cocktail dress. Illusion bodice with a brown crepe bustier and a sheer net lining. Brown silk satin band around the waist. Fully lined and finished - very well-constructed piece. Mollie Parnis Boutique, New York condition: The outside of the dress is in excellent condition, but…
This plush velvet was meant to imitate seal fur, referred to as “silk seal plush”. Teens 1910s heavy black silk velvet coat with velvet buttons up the front side. Large pointed collar and cuffs, typical of coats from this period. No side pockets, but an interior pouch pocket. Lined with a black silky fabric. condition: excellent for age, looks hardly…
Beautiful Mollie Parnis brown silk velvet bodice and of-white silk satin skirt dress. Slightly dropped-waist skirt with a large satin bow at the center. Bodice is lined with a brown silk organza. Skirt is lined with an off-white silk organza with extra organza at the sides to poof the skirt. Metal zipper up the back. bust: 39”, waist: 27”/28”, upper…
