Very ornate gown... I would also think mid - late 60's. The 80's had a fascination for shoulder pads using padding not netting from what I have seen.... but I am happy to be corrected.
Sidney On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Penny Ladnier <pe...@costumegallery.com>wrote: > I took the gown to my jewelry class for my teacher to identify the type of > beads. She said all of them are glass. The three stands of gold bugle > beads are unusual. They are gold in the middle and brown on the edges. > > I have thought about the gown's date all day. When I was teaching at VCU, > there were a lot of beaded dresses in two decades, the early 1960s and > 1980s. The 80s would work with the sleeve but dresses with that sleeve > generally had a full gathered shirt. My gown's skirt is not gathered. > Someone mentioned to not look at the sleeve for dating purposes. I think > Kathleen is correct with the date. I thought about VCU's collection and two > early 60s costumes stood out in my mind. There was a scalloped beaded dress > that looked like the fish scales. The other costume was a cape with layered > rounded petals that reminded me of bird feathers. > > Penny Ladnier > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > www.costumegallery.com > 11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
