Dot's right.
Lisa S. sent me this one, and isn't it gorgeous? I love the bronze-y, milk chocolate color with black dots -- so much easier to wear than just plain bronze, because you can always find black shoes. Bronze, not so much.
It's at Cherry Red Vintage, it's B36/W28, and it's only $58, which is really, really good for Suzy Perette. Did I mention it was Suzy Perette? Well, it is. And, in fact, if you click that link above (the "Lisa S." one), you'll see a wonderful article from Baltimore Style (coincidentally, I think that would be a great name for a band) in which her OWN Suzy Perette (with her in it) is featured!
I do believe I have the most stylish readers in the blogosphere ...
posted by Erin @ 7:53 AM
13 Comments:
At Aug 25, 2006 9:07:00 AM,
Kaby said…
You mention in the December link that you were having trouble finding out anything much about the label.
Vintage Fashion Guild have a few notes on the subject, and I came across this intriguing obituary in the New York Times.
Thanks for the dresses!
At Aug 25, 2006 11:12:00 AM,
Ladygrande said…
Love that dress! Thanks for sharing it.
Marie
At Aug 25, 2006 11:51:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
I followed the Lisa S. link and was mesmerized with her description of the construction details of her dress: boning to support and shape the bodice! a petersham waistband to support the weight of the skirt!
Sigh! I'm such a sewing nerd. I even know where to buy REAL petersham ribbon:
http://www.thesewingplace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=63
All I need now is a dress to use it in. I already have boning tucked away in my sewing room.
CMC
At Aug 25, 2006 12:10:00 PM,
Gidget Bananas said…
Oooooooh, I've been looking for fabric just that color (which I'd call copper, not bronze, but that's just a metallic quibble). The dots are just a bonus. The rest of the dress is absolutely fab; shawl collar, 3/4 sleeves. Wow.
At Aug 25, 2006 12:11:00 PM,
Gidget Bananas said…
Oooooooh, I've been looking for fabric just that color (which I'd call copper, not bronze, but that's just a metallic quibble). The dots are just a bonus. The rest of the dress is absolutely fab; shawl collar, 3/4 sleeves. Wow.
At Aug 25, 2006 2:26:00 PM,
Summerset said…
Fab dress! I love the whole thing, color, style, the belt!
At Aug 25, 2006 3:25:00 PM,
Hecate said…
My grandma would feel right at home in that dress.
At Aug 25, 2006 6:00:00 PM,
whenimsixty4 said…
I love this one too! Nice point about the shoes, I'd never be sensical enough to think of something like that. I have a friend who's looking for a band name, and I passed Baltimore Style on to him (he's in the U.K. though, so I wonder if that affects anything). Thanks for all the great suggestions.
At Aug 26, 2006 9:53:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Saw this great vintage site: http://shop.adorevintage.com/
Lots of cute things, I'm partial to this one (http://shop.adorevintage.com/av129.html), but too bad it's sold.
At Aug 27, 2006 3:09:00 PM,
Gidget Bananas said…
I love everything about this dress; the collar, the 3/4 sleeves, the fabric (which I'd call copper, but what's a metallic between friends?).
At Aug 29, 2006 8:06:00 AM,
Marji said…
real petersham trim (the good stuff, not the new rayon petersham) is also available at MJ Trim in NY - they have a website.
I love love love this dress.
At Aug 31, 2006 4:22:00 PM,
La BellaDonna said…
I would so wear this dress to work. And I have the perfect hat to go with it already. It's totally beautiful, and if it could house a bigger bosom, it would be mine ...
At Sep 1, 2006 12:45:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
I had the exact same dress in a peacock blue color. But that was a few years and lbs. ago so someone else is enjoying it now. It was too pretty to keep it locked in a closet!
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