This stunning dress that dates to the late forties, early 1950s combines a beautiful print and color combination with sequins and a pretty feminine feel. The entire dress is stunning and made of a beautiful black cotton voile with a pretty floral print scattered over its surface. The fabric choice helps it to keep its shape and volume and really show off those ruffled tiers perfectly while still keeping it light and summer feeling. Three full tiers make up the skirt and are layered over each other with each getting wider as they near the hem. This creates incredible volume and movement. The top is fitted around the bodice and has a pretty pleated and draped detailing that highlights the bust.Two tiny straps curve over the shoulders. The best part is the finish of green sequins that are hand set everywhere you see the flower print. These early dresses are harder and harder to come by and this one is exceptional. Excellent condition.

Unlined and closes at the side with a metal zipper. Hand finishes and hand applied sequins. Note that there is no tag present but the owner passed onto me that it did have a Fred Perlberg label originally.

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17" from top of shoulder strap to waist
Skirt: 32" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# D578

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This little hat is just fantastic and a wonderful fine. It is pink and the top covered in sequins. Ties extend from the back and tie leaving a keyhole that you can slip your hair through or leave as a decorative detail. This also allows this to fit on just about any size head. I have tied it a couple of ways but I really think that you could tie and style this endlessly around different hair dos. I adore it - it is so unusual and so unique. Excellent condition

The ties make the size variable

Item# A330

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Jacques Griffe was considered to be one of the great French couturiers and was one of very few designers capable of the complete design process from sketching to draping, cutting, and sewing the garments. He trained early on with a local tailor, and later, in Paris with Madeleine Vionnet from 1936-39. Vionnet exposed him to unique ways of cutting, and how techniques in draping that enhanced the female body. It is interesting to note that while working under Vionnet he also learned her technique of draping and cutting the fabric using a small jointed mannequin and like Vionnet, he designed by draping fabric directly onto a mannequin for the rest of his career. She actually presented him with a wooden mannequin for this purpose when he launched his own fashion house in 1941 and a ready to wear line in 1947. He continued to design until 1968.

This is a gown that showcases some of his signature design elements. The strapless bodice was a favored silhouette and the rich silk satin used is of very high quality and gives the otherwise simple piece an extra layer of texture and richness. The silhouette is that of a sheath, with a defined waist. The skirt wraps around itself and curves gently upwards at the back where the ends overlap each other giving it a graceful feel. The bodice is fitted and the inner construction is boned and has small front padding so the wearer can forego undergarments there is she wished. An attached panel in the same fabric gracefully curves up and over one shoulder to fall in a trail of silk satin behind you. The inner construction is entirely done by hand and the workmanship refined. This is a beautiful, graceful and exemplary example of one of the great Couturiers of our time. Excellent condition

The dress is unlined through the skirt and lined in a fine black silk through the bodice. There is wire boning and padding inside the bodice interior. The dress is entirely made by hand as Haute Couture demands. The zipper has separated from the dress in some parts. Since this a rare and fine, early Haute Couture example I have decided to leave it entirely original. If the new owner wishes, I can have this done by my tailor prior to shipping, however, some collectors prefer no new stitches be added so I leave the choice to the buyer. The silk satin shows normal patina for its age. There are no significant pulls or scuffs.

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of dress to waist
Skirt: 42.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2726

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The most important thing to know about this dress is that it has heart shaped sequins. That in itself makes it covetable. I don't think I have seen heart shaped sequins from this time period before and its little details like this that make me love vintage so much. The cut is perfectly simple and perfectly feminine. The skirt skims over the hips and falls in a slim column to the floor with a small vent at the front to allow for walking. The bodice is classic thirties with short sleeves and a high V neck with a gathered ruching detail running down the front to just past the waist. The shoulders are the stars of the show on this dress and each is made of a nubby textured wool - one in red, one in green. They are inset to give the illusion of an off-shoulder detail and each is covered with perfectly spaced little heart sequins. It's genius. Eisenberg dresses from the late thirties and early 1940s are almost impossible to find anymore as the company only made clothing for a few short decades - completely going from clothing to only producing jewels as of 1958. The pieces from the thirties and forties are the most collectible and this was definitely the "heyday" of the clothing division. Excellent condition with some tiny things to note below

Unlined and closes with a side painted metal zipper. I see a teeny bit of over-pressing to the seams and fabric here and there and a bit of a mark under one arm that is not seen when on. Considering its age and rarity I feel like this just adds to the authenticity and patina of this amazing vintage dress.

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Skirt: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2539

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This absolutely fantastic silk swing dress from the 1940s has a vivid and stunning, hand painted floral print that covers it head to toe. It appears to have been stored properly for all these years as the colors are as crisp and vibrant as the day it was made. The design is stunning. That  pretty and feminine floral design is done over a deep blue base and the flowers just pop - I love the little swoops of color interspersed among the flowers. The cut is simple and flattering. The neckline is especially beautiful - set in over the swooping panels of fabric detailing is a panel of fine black silk net with curving black silk cord hand placed onto it. The effect this allows is very pretty. The waist is cut loose and easy, sitting over the pretty skirt. The skirt is cut swing style and gently curves away from the more fitted hip area. Wide silk satin bands circle the skirt giving the illusion that the skirt is made of three tiers but this is simply a design detail.  has a gorgeous hip peplum that curves and follows around the waistline, circling the hips. Really a spectacular and special piece, especially with that touch of net. Excellent condition

Unlined and closes with a side metal zipper and has a second short zipper at the back neck. Hand finishes.

Slightly inset shoulder seam: 14"
Bust: 18.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 29" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# D557

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This beautiful and all original swing dress is screened with a bright and vivid floral design on the skirt and has a padded floral detail on one shoulder. The color is amazingly true and bright and is screened on a light silk crepe base. The fabric is stunning -  it is a high quality silk crepe that has a slight stretch so is easy and comfortable when on. The dress itself has lots of fine seaming and detailing and is extremely eye catching. The front has a gathered and scooped neckline with side shoulders that are gathered as well. One shoulder has a stunning cut out and padded floral bouquet attached that perfectly picks up the design of the skirt. The skirt is cut fairly lean with a soft, flattering Aline and is gathered up at the front into that angular line of the dropped waistline. The contrast between the black and the color of the skirt and that shoulder derail is really stunning. Extremely pretty and bright and a real find. Excellent condition

Unlined and closes with a brass zipper at the side. Hand finished

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 22-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 18" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 32.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# D556

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Adorable and unusual novelty hat that is made of a fine, soft straw or rafia, shaped to resemble a beehive. The exterior is literally wrapped up and around a net base so it is very light and when you look down and through it you can see the semi-transparency of that unique design. I love love love the little pipe cleaner bumble bee that sits at the base. Has its original attached"combs" to hold it in place. Excellent condition

Height approx 4" with a circumference of 17.5"

Item# A248

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The early little black jersey dresses that Ceil Chapman made on the late 40s and early 50s are some of the best examples of her work out there. This piece is seriously extraordinary and I hope that girl that decides to make it hers truly will love and cherish it. These arely Chapman pieces are very hard to come by and you can see the master draping techniques she employed in this piece. Made of a very early silk knit jersey the fabric is very fluid and drapes perfectly. The bodice is completely gathered in soft pleats held in place by the vertical stitching that run down the front. I love the gathered sleeves that carry the ruched feel down each arm. The looped pleating technique that create the front and back panels is incredibly beautiful and has that art deco, architectural feel to them. The panels give the dress movement and ease as you move. It does not have its Ceil Chapman label but it is absolutely a Chapman. Just a really extraordinary piece that is highly collectible and in excellent condition.

Beautifully lined in a combination of black tissue silk and a wide band of heavier cotton muslin at the hem and bodice to properly weight it and hold the proper shape. It closes with a back painted metal zipper.

Sleeves: approx. 17"
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 16.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 28" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2218

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This is an incredibly rare and wondrous hat from the famed Milliner Benjamin B. Green-Field, who was known as "The mad Hatter" and was the genius behind the Bes-Ben label. The Bes-Ben hats are perhaps the most coveted amongst hat lovers and the crazier the hat the better. He was known for his fantastical and outrageous creations and used objects and materials never before used in hat making. Even at the time his hats cost from $37 to $1000, remarkable when you think that the average hat in the 40s cost around $2.

Here we have a rare, numbered hat that is made of flat, early plastic leaves that are hand painted with bits of gold seemingly dashed across the surface at random here and there. These are each hand placed and attached to a mesh base rimmed in a velvet covered wire to create and hold the shape. Little combs are hand attached to the sides to secure it into place. Each leaf has little silver beads hand sewn onto its surface - the represent drops of dew glistening in the sun. The front forms a stunning and large butterfly that sits jauntily just above the eye. It is profoundly quirky and fabulous but at the same time profoundly modern and wearable. A real rarity. Excellent overall condition

Almost impossible to measure as it just sits on the head with no true circumference It has some flexibility built in and that makes it one size fits all. The mannequin it is shown on would be the same size as a normal average size girl. There is some patina to some leafs - please super-size the photos to see - I do not feel these detract at all and in pieces like this the natural aging and wear only adds to their sense of history and appeal.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: One Size Fits All

Item# A238

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This absolutely fantastic silk swing dress from the 1940s has a vivid and stunning, hand screened floral print that covers it head to toe. It appears to have been stored properly for all these years as the color is as crisp and vibrant as the day it was made. The design is stunning. A beautiful floral design is done over a black base and the flowers just pop of of it. The cut is simple and sweet. The neckline is especially beautiful as it has a panel of fine black silk net that follows the curved and angled cut there. The waist nips in and has a gorgeous hip peplum that curves and follows around the waistline, circling the hips. The skirt is cut swing style and gently curves away from the more fitted hip area. Really a spectacular and special piece, especially with that touch of net. Excellent condition!

Unlined and closes with a side metal zipper and has a second short zipper at the back neck. Hand finishes.

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 29.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# D544

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Made from an amazing early rayon jersey that is cut on the bias so has a touch of stretch to it, this dress is just wonderful. It appears to have been stored properly for all these years as the color is as crisp and vibrant as the day it was made! The design is stunning. A beautiful floral design is done in a brilliant combination of pink and yellow. Its an unusual color combination for this time period and really something special. The cut is simple and sweet with a dipped neckline and soft gathered pleating along each shoulder. The waist nips in with attached ties  that you can use to cinch it in further. There is a curved panel of fabric on each side that is built in for a suggestion of a hip peplum without any of the bulk that a true on would give you. The skirt is cut swing style and gently curves away from the more fitted hip area. The front has a row of three large early plastic buttons that look like twisted licorice and are fabulous. Really a spectacular and special piece. Presents as excellent condition.

Unlined and closes with a side metal zipper. There is slight color run near the seam under each arm but it does not show when on and does not detract at all because of the print.

Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16.5" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 25.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# D541

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.