Vintage 1940s ivory duchess satin mid-length wedding dress gown w sweetheart neckline, pleated & padded shoulders + button back. hotsell B36.4 W26.4

Up for sale is this elegant original 1940s off-white satin wedding dress.

It features a square neck and gathered shoulder yokes. The shoulders are very padded for that wonderful wartime silhouette.

It has full-length sleeves which features three darts at the elbow. It has a pointed cuff which fastens with three covered buttons.

The dress fastens down the centre back with 16 round slightly domed covered buttons and rouleau loops and an additional four metal snap fasteners.

The waist is nipped in at the natural waist but the actual waistline is ever-so slightly dropped: particularly at the front where it is also rounded before rising slightly at the back and straightening out.

Vertical darts to the front and back of the waist.

This dress has an a-line skirt section, which falls to mid calf.

Please see my other listings for more antique and vintage garments.

Fabric: Off-white/ pale ivory satin. It's a medium to fairly heavy weight satin which I believe might be duchess satin but am not entirely confident about this.

Brand: N/A, this stunning gown doesn't feature any labels.

Period: 1940s

Condition: The dress is in very good and incredibly wearable condition. In good natural light, I could make out a very faint yellowish spot to the left of the buttons at the back, see photo 8 but in artificial light I couldn't detect it. Please note the top covered button is a replacement that is good match but not a perfect one. The metal backing to one of the covered buttons to the back (seventh up from the waist) has rusted slightly and the rust leached through to the fabric covering. Similarly, the middle button on the right cuff also shows rust stains - see photo 9. However, this is not particularly obvious but one could always have replacement covered buttons made, potentially using some of the excess fabric from the hem, if required. I noticed a tiny rust colour fleck to the back of the skirt and a slight drawn thread to the right of this - both shown in photo 10.

Sizing: Approximately a modern UK 8/10 this is not a guarantee of fit, please see the measurements below for the best idea of fit.

Bust: 36.4”
Waist: 26.4"
Hips: approx 37/38"
Shoulder to shoulder width: 16”
Length, from inside of shoulder/ neck to hem: 47.2", though it currently has a fairly large hem.
Centre-back length: 45.2"
Inner sleeve length: 18.2”


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