VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY DRESS 70s UK 6 8 10 INDIAN 60s WEDDING BOHO VICTORIAN WALES
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VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY DRESS 70s UK 6 8 10 INDIAN 60s WEDDING BOHO VICTORIAN WALES:
$217.89
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INCREDIBLY RARE TO FIND & VERY UNUSUAL
Made in Wales ~ 60s/Early 70s ~ Very Sought After
ORIGINAL VERY EARLY VINTAGE ~ VERY RARE TO FIND
in EARTHY BROWNS
Pure 100% Cotton
with cream/white cotton crochet panels
MAXI BOHEMIAN GYPSY DRESS
WEDDING DRESS ~ BALLGOWN ~ FESTIVAL DRESS
Lovely Styling & Exceptional Quality and Tailoring
by
LAURA ASHLEY
Vintage Laura Ashley.....so quintessentially English...
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Vintage ~ 60s ~ 70s ~ Wedding ~ Bridesmaid ~Hippy ~ Boho ~ Festival ~ Hippie-Luxe ~ Summer or Love~ Gypsy ~ Prairie ~ Artisan ~ Folk ~ Victorian ~ Literary Heroine ~ Tess of the d\'Urbervilles ~ Kathy and Heathcliff ~ Quintessentially British ~ Timeless ~ Unusual ~ Very Rare ~ Romantic ~ SoBeautiful ~ Rare...
Laura Ashley :
The romantic heroine ~The bohemian beauty...
\" I don\'t like ephemeral things, I like things that last forever.....\"~ Laura Ashley
Think of one of the quintessential literary heroines with their free spirit up on the rugged moors with their lover...or walking through the hills and dales of the English countryside...
♥DESCRIPTION:A stunning, rare to find true 60s/70s vintage, early made in wales \'Dyers and Printers ~ Made in Wales\' Label, earthy browns, 100% pure cotton, maxi gypsy dress / alternative wedding dress / ballgown / festival dress...or for no reason or event at all except for looking beautiful as you go about your every day...with really lovely floral print and soft cotton crochet sheer panelling by Laura Ashley, with beautiful and subtly sexy styling ~ featuring a rounded neckline framed by a narrow band of creamy white crochet ~ pin tucking pleats to the front bodice with semi sheer cotton crochet panelling to the bodice ~ beautiful tailoring and lovely shape... ~ use a leather belt to really accentuate the waist, or wear just as it comes and flowing ~ with a long, very full and luxuriously flowing skirt with frilled fabric around the bottom hem ~ & long sleeves ending in cotton crochet trim...zip at back.
This dress is just ABSOLUTELY gorgeous ~ So incredibly elegant, easy to wear & flattering to all body shapes ~ This really is a collectors piece to treasure and wear...for years to come...a timeless beauty...bohemian or victorian...anytime, anywhere...
Perfect for a wedding or special occasion, or just to add a touch of vintage beauty & elegance to a festival or your everyday!! Just add a big floppy hat...
You will look & feel amazing!!!
Excellent vintage condition ~ beautiful fabric ~ excellent quality 100% Cotton ~ in really stunning earthy browns with white/cream cotton crochet...
The leather belt is not included in this sale.
Label reads : Dyers and Printers ~ Made in Wales
We do offer our buyers LAYAWAY / INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLANS on most of our items...please enquire if you are interested. It is a brilliant way for buyers to secure an item they love and don\'t want anyone else to grab!!! A lot of my buyers have used this method and now have a dress or coat of their dreams which they love and wear ~ and which they couldn\'t have managed without a bit of help from layaway...if you are interested, just ask!!!
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♥HISTORY: VINTAGELAURA ASHLEY
Laura Ashley are one of the world\'s most recognizable British brands and have over 40 years experience in making colourful, seasonal clothing with retro styling and timeless chic, capturing the essence of the Victorian and Edwardian eras which make all of their designs quintessentially English and timeless. Or just think of literary heroines of the Regency era with a contemporary bohemian twist...
Laura Ashley clothing is famous for its romantic English design and high quality tailoring which has been adored by women since the 1960s. Laura Ashley successfully combined 19th century inspiration and rural fabrics to create clothing which fitted into the modern woman’s wardrobe. Her pieces have become iconic representations of an earlier time and have an enduring beauty which still fascinates today ~ and her vintage pieces have become collector’s items, to wear and treasure. In the beginning, her prints conjured up a nostalgic and rural idyll which encompassed the increasing desire, at that time, to hearken back to the past. The modern interpretations of vintage prints, which Laura Ashley discovered and reworked for her dresses, soon became a signature look which have become extremely sought after today.
Laura\'s love of all things nodtalgic led to the longer length silhouette and styles which would become the company\'s trademark and was right on trend at the end of the 1960\'s when fashion turned from the mini to the maxi ~ a trend that has since returned with force emphasizing Laura Ashley\'s timeless quality.In 1961 Laura Ashley and husband Bernard Ashley moved from their Kent home, the original design and production venue, to Carno, Wales, to enable them to expand the business and be inspired by the rolling Wales countryside.
The Laura Ashley brand was always more than just a clothing line, and still to this day evokes a nostalgic yearning for a gentler time. This feeling, today, as it was before, is reflected first and foremost in their lovely signature prints based on Victorian, and even earlier, designs ~ and Laura Ashley, as a fashion and lifestyle brand, has become synonymous with a romantic timelessness of bygone times.
Currently, the desire to reference vintage style in fashion has returned and vintage fashion is now extremely sought after everywhere, boosting the popularity of Laura Ashley’s vintage pieces which are now being exhibited in vintage collections and coveted by collectors worldwide. Laura Ashley’s early designs are now used as inspiration by couture designers ~ and similar, nostalgically beautiful, prints are emerging all over the fashion industry. A look at the runways reveal the influence that Laura Ashley has had on modern fashion, as vintage inspired pieces and fabrics and patterns strut down the catwalk, causing fashion editors to reminisce on the romantic aspect of fashion’s history and on Laura Ashley’s iconically important place within it.
Modern fashionistas adore Laura Ashley pieces, especially her earliest clothing which represents her vision of timeless romance in the way Laura Ashley herself truly envisioned it. Many brides worldwide now carefully select a beautiful vintage Laura Ashley dress for their wedding, whether in white, cream or for a more bohemian look, a patterned or floral design ~ and bridesmaid\'s and maids of honour increasingly look to vintage Laura Ashley pieces for these special occasions when they want to look nostalgically beautiful.
In addition to their signature style, Laura Ashley as a designer & collection has always been synonymous with nature. Laura\'s love affair with nature dictated her choice of prints, many in beautiful cottage garden florals or the occasional animal print. Even today Laura Ashley\'s translation of nature through fashion is heavily appreciated ~ and a select number of her pieceswere showcased at the Pitshanger Gallery in London for their \'Second Nature: Fashion\'s Love Affair with Nature\' exhibition.
Laura Ashley\'s significant place in British fashion history was further cemented with the first major retrospective of the designer held at Bath’s fashion museum and the Bowes museum in Co Durham ~ showcasing over 70 vintage dresses and capturing Laura Ashley’s characteristic look of the 60s and 70s which inspired a generation of women.
Laura Ashley vintage pieces are now so sought after and desired ~ and becoming rarer and rarer to find! Once you have seen and worn one of their gorgeous vintage pieces, you\'ll know why they are so adored!!!
UK 10 in label ~ estimated sizes UK 6 / 8 / 10 ~ please see measurements
EURO 34 / 36 / 38 estimated~ please see measurements
US 2/4 / 6 / 8 estimated~ please see measurements
♥ MEASUREMENTS:
All measurements taken with garment laid flat so please double up for all the way around where appropriate.
Please use the measurements provided to measure against a similar garment of your own which you know fits you well.
All measurements are taken with the garment pulled a bit to flatten ~ and please be aware that there is inevitably a slight discrepancy in the ways different people measure ~ so all measurements are approximate and please give or take about a 1/4 inch or so either way.
Bust ~ armpit to armpit ~ across front ~ approx: 17 - 17 1/4 inches
Waist~ approx 15 inches ~ can be bought in tighter with a belt of your choice if you choose...or worn just as it is...very beautiful either way...
Hips ~ freesize ~ approx: 29 inches
Sleeve ~ taken from shoulder ~ down top of sleeve to end ~ approx: 21 - 22 inches ~ a bit longer than 3/4 length, not quite full length on most people...
Length ~ taken from top of shoulder ~ down back of dress to bottom of hem ~ approx: 52 - 53 inches
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VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY DRESS 70s UK 6 8 10 INDIAN 60s WEDDING BOHO VICTORIAN WALES:
$217.89