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Materials: Pale pink linen organdy,
white net covered cotton balls, cream rayon faille lining, seven bodice
stays, metal zipper, metal hooks, handmade thread eyes.
Labels: Woven, black on white, "Ceil Chapman";
and woven brown & white on peach, "Vendome Eleventh Floor
Kaufman's".
Condition: Excellent. Very faint small
tan stain in embroidered overskirt; horsehair hem stiffener has lost
some threads.
Measurements: B, 33"; W, 25"; Dress
L from W, 29"; Hem C, 134"; Stole L, 70".
Comments: Ceil Chapman headed the list
of emerging American designers gaining world wide recognition during the
1940s. Her signature style was a small fitted bodice paired with a full
skirt. This sexy strapless dress is made demure by its soft pink color,
an attached-to-the-shoulder stole and rows of pleated flounces on the
skirt. This romantic dress, so beautifully crafted, illustrates why Chapman was such a
favorite with the women who bought her clothes.
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