"Wedding Dress With Train In Champagne Embroidered Duchess Satin - France Circa 1938"
Circa 1938-1942 France Wedding dress with long train in champagne-coloured Duchess satin. Fluid cut with blouse-style bustier with turn-down collar, long sleeves with darts and double buttoning at the front and back. The back extends in a single piece of fabric in an imposing train with wide ruffles. Machine embroideries with cord filler form baroque arabesques, which start on each side of the hips to extend in a circle on the bottom of the train. Very nice stitching finishes, especially on the buttons. Dress without lining or label. It requires a wedding petticoat, which is not supplied. A halo and rare discreet dirt on the bottom of the train, otherwise clean and without holes or stains. Very good condition of color and conservation. Dimensions: Equivalent size 36-38 France. Shoulders 34cm, sleeves 61cm, chest 85-90cm, waist 70cm, hips 111cm. height in front 137 cm, height behind with train 211 cm.