"Flapper" dresses are now a diminishing treasure, with their super fine fabrics and heavy weight surface decorations, both of which causes them to perish—making the better condition examples highly collectible and prized. Amazingly, this dress has survived beautifully!

 

Fashioned from black silk chiffon, and heavily beaded throughout with hand applied clear & silver glass bugle beads, and round pearls, done in an 'artistic,' large floral garden, comprised of roses, swags, etc. But instead of the usual minute shaped motifs, this design features bold and large!

 

Possibly the most exceptional feature of the dress would be its dazzling hemline! Comprised of a circle of slits, creating dangling panels of chiffon, all of which are heavily beaded in silver to outline the slits.

 

Constructed in the classic 20's 'tabard' style cut, which allowed for a wide top, that gracefully molded to the shoulders. Unlined, so could be paired with a vivid underslip to show the detail of the beading.

 

 

Measurements: loose-fitting cut, laid flat and doubled the dress measures a 40-41" Bust, and 46-48" hips.

 

The condition is Very Good- all beaded garments suffer from some decoration loss, but as mentioned, this example has been well preserved, and still has strongly intact at least 97-98% of its beads! Another great plus is that the fine chiffon shows no signs of weaking nor tearing, and no holes! It's quite lightweight compared to most 20's dresses, so definitely a positive side in its favour!