Mulberry Alencon Lace Dress - Bust 91 cm lace guimpe Unusual and delightful lingerie piece

Unusual and delightful lingerie piece - this embroidered linen combing jacket would have been worn by a woman while she was setting or styling her hair

Holes in the back

The dress has a fitted bodice with princess seams and darts and fabulous puffy organdy sleeves

the Royal Couturier Norman Hartnell

coin like disks showing famous Chicago landmarks - the Prudential Building

Mulberry Alencon Lace Dress - Bust 91 cm lace guimpe Unusual and delightful lingerie pieceMulberry purplish pink Alencon lace dress 1940s style but made later, most likely in the 1960s. The A line skirt has one large pleat in the front. The front opens to the hip and closes with press studs and a hook and thread loop the buttons are decorative only. Closes at the side with a nylon zipper. Rayon and fully lined. No labels, this is a homemade dress. Measurements Bust 91 cm (36") Waist 79 cm (31") Hips to 101 cm (40") Shoulders 37 cm (14. 5")