1900s to 1940s DRESSES AND GOWNS

Item 6488WD4

Label: None
Gorgeous sheer nylon dress featuring a seashell print. I simply love this dress and has original belt.
Size: Waist: 28" / Bust: 36-37" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $70

Item 6467WD4

Label: None
Very cool black rayon / wool gabardine dress with western ornamentation. It's very high-end quality.
Size: Waist: 26-27" / Bust: 35-36" / Hips: 36-38"
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $50

Item 6468WD4

Label: Penney's Frocks, Sanfordized
Fabulous bright plaid later 40s house dress.
Size: Waist: 27-28" / Bust: 36" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $44

Item 6454WD4

Label: Saybury
Gorgeous two tone long dress with full big swing skirt. The skirt is a satin acetate check of black, white, and pink. The bodice is dusty rose pink rayon linen. I see a couple trivial pinpricks (like from wearing a broach) that do not impact wearability. Cool waist band wrap!
Size: Waist: 28" / Bust: 38-40" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Very Good
Price: $70

Item 6447WD4

Label: None
Black rayon linen dress. Has a few slightly shiny spots where a bit over-pressed. It's still very wearable.
Size: Waist: 28" / Bust: 38-40" / Hips: 40"
Period: 1940s
Condition: Very Good
Price: $20

Item 6445WD4

Label: Mynette
Wonderful cotton plaid house dress with big swing skirt.
Size: Waist: 30" / Bust: 38-40" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $48

Item 6441WD4

Label: R&K Originals
Black rayon / wool linen dress with green heavily beaded collar. Note the collar shows fade.
Size: Waist: 26" / Bust: 38" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Very Good
Price: $24

Item 6530WD4

Label: Created by Westover, New York
Remarkable woven black acetate dress. The material is incredibly cool and it much like woven ribbon.
Size: Waist: 30" / Bust: 38-39" / Hips: 40"
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $64

Item 6529WD4

Label: None
Wonderful rayon dress made from fabric much like the collectible rayon Hawaiian shirts of the 1940s. It's a marvelous dress and print.
Size: Waist: 32" / Bust: 36" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $70

Item 6531WD4

Label: None
Very attractive acetate dress with horizontal grooved texture.
Size: Waist: 28" / Bust: 38-39" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $60

Item 6525WD4

Label: None
Wonderful loose fitting 20s style black and white cotton floral print dress. Features rhinestones on chest and sleeves.
Size: Waist: Full / Bust: Full (Up to 42") / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $54

Item 6438WD4

Reversible Jacket
Label: None
One of my favorite dresses on site that the pictures do not do justice. It's an exception dress / jacket set. The material is an amazing black satin rayon with stitched red roses. The dress front features black rhinestones. The jacket is reversible
Size: Waist: 26-27" / Bust: 36" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $70

Item 6432WD4

Label: None
Cute blue wool dress.
Size: Waist: 27" / Bust: 35" / Hips: Full
Period: 1940s
Condition: Excellent
Price: $44

Item 6360WD2

Label: Smart Time
Wonderful ivory rayon/silk dress with brown dots. Has loose fit 20s cut body forming cut.
Size: ML / Bust: Up to 42"
Period: 1920s-30s
Condition: Very Good
Price: $50

Item D5161WD4

Label: Mode-O-Day, California
Marvelous cotton linen house dress with blue green background and purple, blue, and black bold flowers. The dress features a button down front with rhinestone buttons. The skirt is gathered and pleated for a very swing look. Has original belt.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 31-32" / Bust: 40-44" / Hips: Full
Price: $48
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Item D5166WD4

Label: None
Spectacular rayon linen blue dress with golden tan stain elaborate stitching on chest and pockets.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 30-31" / Bust: 36-37" / Hips: 38"
Price: $70
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Item D5164WD2

Back - Detail
Label: Size: 20.5
Wonderful slinky sexy rayon crepe dress with gorgeous lacey jacket featuring glass buttons. It's very 20s in the fact it has a drop wasit
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1920s-30s
Size: Waist: Up to 34" / Bust: 38-39" / Hips: Full
Price: $100
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Item D5147WD4

Label: Mod-O-Day, Styled in California
Marvelous cotton linen zip front house dress tropical leaf / floral print.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 29-30" / Bust: 38-40" / Hips: 38-40"
Price: $54
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Item D5022WD4

Label: None
Incredibly cool brown bubble nylon dress with original belt and ultra cool buttons. Overall in excellent shape with a couple small wear spots on one waist pocket flap -- does not impact wearability. Has original belt.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 27" / Bust: 36" / Hips: Full
Price: $52
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Item D5020WD4

Label: Martha Manning
Wonderful black rayon crepe linen dress with chromed silver art deco sun buttons. High end drapey rayon material. Size adjustable due to button front.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 30" / Bust: 38" / Hips: Full
Price: $70
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Item D5019WD4

Label: Carl Naftal
Simple and elegant black rayon linen ultra high-end quality dress. Dress is fully lined with slinky black satin rayon liner.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 25-26" / Bust: 36" / Hips: 36-38"
Price: $40
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Item D5005WD3

Label: Katie, 13-14
Incredible three-tone black, red, and white rayon crepe dress. There are some small browning blemishes on the back of the white collar. We haven't tried to clean out but it's wearable as is. Very heavy drapey rayon crepe.
Condition: Very Good
Period: 1930s
Size: Waist: 25" / Bust: Full / Hips: Full
Price: $40
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Item D4996WD4

Label: None
Wonderful green rayon linen high-end quality with slightly darker green nubby texture.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 26" / Bust: 38" / Hips: 38"
Price: $54
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Item D4165WD2

Label: None
Wonderful black silk 1920s flapper drop waist dress. It's in museum condition and has no significant flaws of any kind. The silk is in spectacular condition.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1920s
Size: It's a large size and waist measures 50" around but it's drop waist.
Price: $200

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Item D4554WD4

Label: None
Extremely heavy winter weight blue wool gabardine dress.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 27-28" / Bust: 35-36" / Hips: 35-36"
Price: $60

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Item D4543WD5

Label: Berkshire
Nice cotton twill bold abstract green dress from the late 40s. Exceptional piece!
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1950s
Size: Waist: 30" / Bust: 38-40" / Hips: Full
Price: $48

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Item D4565WD4

Label: None
Wonderful very heavy grooved rayon cocktail dress with with elaborate design stitched to the chest. The waist is extremely large and flowing swing style.
Condition: Very Good
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist: 24" / Bust: 32" / Hips: Full
Price: $62

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Item D3931WD4

Label: Prima Donna, Don Charmy, Rayon Gabardine, 16
Quality wise one of the finest dresses on site. It's ultra heavy rayon gabardine much like the thick flap pocket 40s gab shirts for men. The material is very thick and drapey. Dress features some western touched on upper chest and upper back.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Waist 28" / Bust: 38" / Hips: Full
Price: $80

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Item D2855D4


Label: None
Somewhat sheer greenish yellow dress with black paisley print. The dress features gathered skirt and row of black buttons with rhinestones.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Bust: 36-38" / Waist: 28
Price: $54

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Item D2866D4


Label: Puritan Forever Young, A Gloria Swanson Fashion
Late 40s or early 50s gorgeous rayon black dress with ultra rare feature of a zip away lower skirt. The dress is high end quality and is fully lined with sating black rayon.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s/50s
Size: Bust 34-35" / Waist 26" / Hips 35-36"
Price: $78

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Item D2869D4

Label: None
Wonderful late 40s or early 50s black satin rayon/acetate dress with stiched satin floral design. The straps on the shoulders are mohair. It's an adorable cocktail party dress.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s/50s
Size: Bust 32" / Waist 23-24"
Price: $60

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Item D2325D4


Label: Meo of California
Fabulous late 40s two tone rayon dress. Nice drapey material and features classic two tone buttons.
Condition: Excellen t
Period: 1940s
Size: Bust: 36 / Waist: 28 / Hips: 36
Price: $80
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Item D2338D4


Label: Lanz, Herbert Meyer Fabric
Adorable extremely heavy rayon brown dress with cool ornamental art noveau black designs on fabric. It's high-end material and tailoring with nice details and original belt. Has very full gathered at the waist skirt.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s/50s
Size: Bust: 32 / Waist: 24 / Hips: 34
Price: $55
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Item D2357D4


Label: Polly Brief
You'll have to look closely at this picture to see how amazing this dress is. It's a slinky black rayon with black velvet on collar and cuffs. However the coolest part of the dress are the velvet swirl cutouts stitched on the skirt all the way around (look closely). It's an exceptional 40s evening dress.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Bust 34" / Waist 26" / Hips 36"
Price: $80

Item D2379D4


Label: Alexander's of California
Incredible chiffon lightweight dress with cool gray, green, and red abstract pattern. The dress features very cool rhinestone buttons down front. It's high end design and fabric.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s
Size: Bust 36" / Waist 26"
Price: $60

Item D682D4


Label: Anne Fogarty, Robinson's, California
The pics do not do this marvelous dress justice. It's solid black velvet dress in near mint shape with no watermarks. It has a full satin rayon slip built into the dress. It's just a wonderful velvet creation.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s/50s
Size: Waist 26 / Bust 36
Price: $68
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Item D774D4


Label: Fair Lady
The picture doesn't reveal what a fabulous dress this really is in full view. Its gorgeous heavy rayon black dress with little teal short lines in the fabric. The front of the dress has the classic 40s look of a long row of ornamental buttons.
Condition: Excellent
Period: 1940s/50s
Size: Waist 32 / Bust 38-40
Price: $52
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Item D674D5


Label: None
Stunning 1950s rayon dress of exceptional quality. The dress is fully lined with a satin rayon material. The dress has some exceptional details with a sheer chiffon style cape all the way around the dress down to the waist. It features three black chiffon roses at the neck. The dress is in remarkable shape as evidenced by the flawless chiffon.
Size: Waist" 29 / Bust: 35
Condition: Excellent
Period: Early 1950s
Price: $70
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