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60G-133
Price: SOLD
HELEN ROSE 1960's VINTAGE BEADED CHIFFON EVENING GOWN AND MATCHING BROCADE OPERA COAT
60'S vintage HELEN ROSE beaded evening gown and matching opera coat. Full length gown. Cream silk chiffon, crepe and taffeta. White, pearlized and metallic gold glass beads. Solid bugle and seed beaded bodice with thin beaded straps. Floral motif beading on bodice matches exactly the pattern of the coat. Fitted bodice comes to two sculpted points below waist. Bodice boned and flat lined with taffeta. Double layers silk chiffon skirt softly gathers at waist left & right sides. Full crepe sheath underskirt flat lined with same fabric. Full length opera coat. Cream and metallic gold floral pattern silk brocade and cream silk. Wide scoop neckline. Bracelet length raglan sleeve. Three button closure, self buttons & loops. Sculpted scoop back bodice with gathered full skirt. Full silk lining with inside pockets. The height of fashion and luxury!
Labels:
Original design HELEN ROSE
Exclusively for Robinson's
From VINTAGE FASHION GUILD - Hollis Jenkins-Evans
HELEN ROSE (1904 - 1985) Ms. Rose signed with MGM in 1944 designing costumes. She was much admired by the stars of the 1950s, especially the younger women she dressed while Irene tended to the more established. Rose's wedding dresses became a must for the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Ann Blyth, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, and Pier Angeli among others. Like Adrian and Irene before her at MGM, Rose often adapted her film designs for ready to wear. One of her most influential film designs was the chiffon cocktail dress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Rose also gave the world Princess Grace's highly copied wedding gown in 1956.
Rose sold both custom and ready to wear at her House of Helen Rose, and her lines were sold across the country into the 1970s. Her designs often included beaded bodices, chiffon skirts, and sophisticated luncheon suits as her specialties. She was especially partial to chiffon, using it effectively for years.
ACADEMY AWARDS: 1952 - The Bad and the Beautiful, 1955 - I'll Cry Tomorrow
STARS SHE COSTUMED: Esther Williams, Celeste Holm, Grace Kelly, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball, Deborah Kerr, Lauren Bacall, Cyd Charisse, Shirley MacClaine, and Susan Hayward.
Approximate Measurements:
Dress
Bust - 34-35"
Bodice length measured from shoulder to waist seam - 15 1/2"
Waist - 26"
Lining hip - 38"
Skirt length measured from waist seam to hem edge - 37"
Coat
Bust - 34-35"
Length, measured back from neckline to hem edge - 51"
Condition:
Near excellent condition. Dress shows neat professional repairs at bodice lining. Skirt shows light water marks and small tears at hem.
Coat is near perfect, with only the slightest soil at neck facing.
Because the dress & coat are generally in fine condition the dress hem would definitely benefit from professional restoration. href
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