Wedding dress by Charles Frederick Worth, 1880. Bodice made of cream silk satin, fastened with pearls. Neck and center front opening trimmed with machine-made lace. Lined with white silk and braid. Skirt of cream silk satin. Front and hips trimmed with panel of embroidery on net with pearls and satin stitch in design of leaves and stiffened bell-shaped flowers. Overlapping lobes of satin trimmed with pearl fringe in the center. Train of cut and uncut velvet. #wedding #worth
1978 vintage fan, absolutely charming. 'A gift of love'. Reproduced from original antique collection. From the old print factory Baltimore.
I've recently moved home, now l'm settled I'm beginning to set up my shop again after after quite a break... It's exciting, oh my gosh I have lots of vintage to share! So exciting to open my boxes and rediscover my last 40 years in the luxury beauty industry. I guess l've realised that when you downsize you just can't keep everything & it's good to share... I begin with a big smile 1978 vintage fan, absolutely charming. 'A gift of love'. Reproduced from original antique collection. From the old print factory Baltimore. (Yellow box 1-no 24)
Striped Wedding Dress 1876
This wedding dress was worn by Gaetana D'Ambrosio from Modugno, Bari, on the occasion of her marriage to Michele Bruno, an engineer from Potenza. The bodice, in silk fabric with ochre, powder blue and brown stripes and with small liseré motifs - descends to the hips enveloping the body, and continues at the back to form a draped train, which is gathered at the bottom with a large bow and and finished with machine-made lace. The skirt is made of powder blue silk taffeta, gathered at the front. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/abito-da-sposa-a-righe
