This Suzy Perette dress is heaven. In person the color is so much better then how it photoed. It's truer and brighter and more vibrant. Finding pieces like this from this era that are this beautiful is becoming harder and harder so I am always happy to have an amazing piece come into the shop.

The dress is made of brilliant emerald silk that is cut to perfection and has a heavy detailing of 3 dimensional flowers and vines trailing across the bodice and skirt. The bodice is strapless with a wide band that folds down around the edge of the bodice all the way around. It is cut to fit over the bust and than nips in at the waist. Below that the skirt opens out into a very full shape. I used no extra crinolines under it for the photos. The volume you see is achieved through the cut and the wrapping of the skirt. Inside there is a silk organza lining that has tulle placed on it at the hips to help with the shape. That clever underpinning is what holds the shape and creates that curved line that you see. The fabric drapes and curves over the hips and then the flowers and vines that are set on top of the skirt to follow the created draping. The applique work on the dress is extensive and very well done. At the waist there are two large hand made rosettes nestled in at the side. Running down and over the skirt is a trail of leaves, flowers and vines. They follow the draping of the skirt and are quite lovely to see. Each is hand made from the same fabric as the dress and placed by hand to perfectly follow the natural folds. It is just amazing. Excellent condition with a minor note below

The skirt is interlined in a green silk organza and then there is an inner lining made of the same fabric as the exterior with attached tulle on each hip. The bodice is lined in the same exterior fabric and is lightly boned. It closes with a back painted metal zipper. Hand finished and beautifully constructed. The color is a truer, purer emerald green and even better in person. There are the faintest smudges on the top part of the bodice but they are very minor and the camera could not capture them 

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 26" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2594

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.