VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY SAILOR DRESS WEDDING 20s FLAPPER 30s 40s 50s BEAUTY UK 12

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VINTAGE LAURA ASHLEY SAILOR DRESS WEDDING 20s FLAPPER 30s 40s 50s BEAUTY UK 12:
$192.72

VERY BEAUTIFULLY SEXY ~ VERY FLATTERING ~ & JUST FABULOUS...

GENUINE VINTAGE ~ VERY RARE TO FIND

NAVY BLUE
Pure Cotton
SAILOR DRESS

With Stunning & Unusual Detailing & Exceptional Quality and Tailoring

Ideal as Day dress, or out in the Evening, or for Weddings ~ and Bridesmaids

LAURA ASHLEY

\" I don\'t like ephemeral things, I like things that last forever.....\"

Vintage Laura Ashley.....so quintessentially English...

~ 20s ~ 30s ~ Flapper ~Edwardian ~ Boating ~ Croquet on the Lawn ~ English Tea ~ Cottage Garden ~ 40s ~ 50s ~ Summer Picnics ~ Messing about in Boats ~ Adorable...

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♥DESCRIPTION:A stunning, rare to find, vintage, navy blue, drop waisted, 100% pure cotton sailor dress by Laura Ashley, with bold & distinctive styling ~ featuring a v-neckline ~ pointed collar with a narrow strip of white braid around the edge ~ with two long white satin ribbons, underneath the collar at the shoulders, which can be brought under the collar & tied at the front, or left untied ~ adorable drop waisted style with a seam for definition ~ with tighter pleats at top of skirt and a more loosely pleated skirt (you can iron in the pleats tightly all the way down if you prefer, either way it\'s beautiful...) ~ & short cuffed sleeves with slightly pleated tops & a strip of white braid around the cuff. ~The back is just stunning also ~ with the collar, edged in white braid skimming across the back of the neck ~ a row of seven buttons down the back for fastening ~ & the very 20s / 30s elegant drop waisted style, which falls into a loosely pleated skirt. ~ Depending on your height, this dress is mid-length to long ~ please check measurements below...

This dress is just ABSOLUTELY amazing ~ beautifully detailed to create a very traditional Victorian/Edwardian/20s Flapper sailor dress ~ with the drop waist, & the lovely subtle shaping, this dress is just divine!!!

Look fabulous worn with everything ~ from opaque tights & heels to bare legs and sandals ~ or for a very on trend 20s inspired look, a longline blazer & t-bar heels...Gorgeous!!!

Excellent vintage condition ~ great quality fabrics ~ 100% Cotton, which hangs beautifully & is so perfect for the spring/summer! ~ in a traditional navy blue with white braid detail ~ a real beauty! xxx

♥HISTORY:

~ LAURA ASHLEY ~

\"I reckon that women looked their best at the turn of the century...\"~ Laura Ashley

LauraAshley are one of the world\'s most recognizable British brands and haveover 40 years experience in making colourful, seasonal clothing with retro styling and timeless chic, capturing the essence of the Victorian era and feminine florals that make all of their designs quintessentiallyEnglish and timeless.

Laura\'slove of all things Victorian led to the longer length silhouette and feminine styles which would become the company\'s trademark and was righton 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.

In1961 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.

Theirvintage pieces are now so sought after and desired! - and once you haveseen and worn their clothing you\'ll know why they are so adored!

♥STYLING:

~ 1920s FASHION REVIVAL ~

There are key eras of the 20th Centurywhose fashion we look back on and romanticize, the roaring twenties isundeniably one of them ~ and we beenhave been engulfed in nostalgia with hit TV shows and films andare now seeing a renewed interest in the fashion of the 1920s, and we couldn\'tbe happier.

It was in the Twenties when women wereinduced with an injection of self-confidence. As the new emancipated woman wasfreeing herself from societal restriction and from the social mores which haddefined her and limited her, she was also freeingherself from theconstriction of the outdated crinoline and corsets ~ and with this, beganadopting a new, carefree and often frivolous lifestyle, one in which she couldsmoke a cigarette in public and dance the night away to live jazz at thebar.

These social changes brought with ithuge changes in women’s fashion. For the first time women wore short bobbed-cuthairstyles which appalled their mothers; girdles were being left behind andlooser, freer clothing became all the rage, allowing movement and agility oncereserved only for men. Skirt lengths became shorter and shorter, somethingunheard of only a few years earlier; the loose, drop-waisted silhouette gainedtremendous popularity, and a new name was born – the ‘flapper’...

The most immediate revival of the 1920sfashion sees the flapper dress as a defining dress for the spring/summer,offering up an essence of this statement style ~ loose-fitting, drop waistedand with beautiful embellishments, such as fringing and elaborate beading.

Withso many styles to choose from ~ from the flirty fun-loving Bright Young Thingswho were the flapper girls, to the darker, mysterious edge of the noir vamp orthe intoxicating damsel of the femme fatale ~ the 20s flapper and 30s Noir arefashion styles gaining as much enthusiasm and momentum this season as thosewomen of the roaring twenties and delicious thirties notoriously lived theirlives. ~♥ SIZE: PLEASE SEE MEASUREMENTS BELOW TO BE SURE OF FIT AS VINTAGE SIZES OFTEN COME UP A BIT SMALLER THAN MODERN DAY SIZING...xxx

UK 12 - in label

EURO 38 -in label

US 10 -in label

Some items do not carry a full range of international sizes in the label so i use an internet international size conversion site to translate UK sizes into EURO and US sizes ~ the site has proved very accurate, however if you are unsure please check sizes for yourself.

♥ MEASUREMENTS:

Bust ~ armpit to armpit ~ across front ~ approx: 19 1/2\"

Waist ~ approx: 19\"

Sleeve Length ~ from shoulder seam ~ down top of sleeve to end ~ approx: 13 1/4\"

Length ~ taken from neckline ~ down back of dress to bottom of hem ~ approx: 48 3/4\"

Shoulders ~ shoulder seam to shoulder seam ~ across back quite high up near neckline ~ approx: 14\"

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.

Any QUESTIONS please ask!

LASTLY, IN TWO WORDS........JUST ADORABLE! xxx

THEATRE of FASHION

20th Century Vintage & Contemporary

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