Have you ever seen a dream walking?  Well, I have...

A tiny wasp waist is accented by a peplum.

A gather of pearl berries is close to the heart.

Hand made silk ribbon rosettes are set on the sides of the waist.

Four tiers of coarse Russian Netting cover a rustling rayon taffeta underskirt.

This 1949 gown was the most popular post war silhouette in America after the success of Dior's Corolle line.  American designers Edythe Vincent and her husband, Alfred Angelo, specialized in this style of Basque, angelically made with Chantilly and coarse nylon net.

Chantilly lace cap sleeves are backed with Russian can can net and offset an illusion décolletage.  The net gives the appearance of the gown floating on the shoulders.  Underneath is a heart shaped sweetheart bodice.  A divine lace peplum edges the Basque seam and tops an additional 4 tiers of nylon net.  The circumference of the net skirt is 321 inches or nearly twenty seven feet!

The bodice of the gown is form fitting, with a scalloped portrait front that is capped by pearl berries under the hollow of the throat at the middle of the breast.  The sides of the bodice have double rosettes that are made from silk and three dimensional.

Hand Dyed, Restored
Lauren Lavonne