1950s peekaboo gold + turquoise tiki print sundress

Description

Wow. Awesome 1950s strapless turquoise blue, brown and metallic gold tiki print cotton dress. The blue + brown color contrast is wonderful while the dress is a turquoise blue, purple, mauve and silk-screened gold print. Fitted bust and waist, massive full circle skirt. Blue tie at the front center bust. Peekaboo bust of printed fabric behind a layer of the brown and then blue fabric. Back metal zipper. [photographed with a small crinoline to show skirt]

label: no labels found, but professionally made.

condition: Fabric is crisp and bright, freshly cleaned and ready to wear. Checked for any issues like stains, holes and loose seams. There is evidence of a pin having been placed on the right lapel of the brown fabric, see last photo. There are adjustments: neckline along the top has been taken in, just tucks/darts that can be easily let back out. The seams along the back zipper have been adjusted and the waist seam may have been taken up some (about 3/4″ can be let out). Full disclosure, but do not hold these issues against the dress: there are three tiny microscopic brown dots on the blue fabric in back that are not noticeable at all. I chose to leave them alone rather than risk any color fading from cleaning the fabric since they are not noticeable.

measurements [flat]
size small (medium if bust is let out)
bust: @35” (can be let out at sides @2”
bodice length from underarm seam to side waistline seam: 8”
bodice length down center front from top seam to waist seam: almost 10”
around neckline above bust: @33” (tucks/darts can be let out)
waist: 28”
length: 36” from underarm seam to hem
skirt length: 27 1/2”
hem: @2”