GLAMOROUS 1960s / 1970s NITA CLAIRE GRECIAN EVENING GOWN ENCRUSTED WITH JEWELS

Description: A stunning very glamorous vintage Grecian-look evening gown encrusted with huge rhinestones, beads, shot, and sequins around the neck and down both of the split sides. I remember so well these gorgeous evening gowns ladened with the most gorgeous rhinestones, beading and sequins in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This was the era for the evening gowns that were loaded with dazzling huge prong-set rhinestones, glass shot, sequins and beads. The color of the evening gown is striking as it is a light chartruese It was hard to get the correct shade of chartreuse - sort of a lemon-lime shade but even more gorgeous. Not a color you see a lot of unfortunately. I tried to get as close as I could with the correct color but it is much prettier in real life. The amount of "jewels" on this dress is outstanding and it gives the dress quite a bit of weight and alot of interest. Both sides of the dress are open and connect with thread hooks and eyes for fastening. At one time there may have been shorts or plazzo pants to go under it as I have seen that look but I do not know for sure. If you do not want both sides open with just the hooks as you will be able to see skin from the underarm down, you could have an alteration person sew up the sides to close it. The way it is one would have to wear something under it I would imagine although I have seen people wearing a lot less nowadays. The former owner used safety pins to close it on one side and I am leaving it just as I found it as I do not alter or "fix" any item just describe it so it is known before it is purchased. One side of the dress has 3 hooks and eyes in addition to the safety pins and the other side has 4 hooks and eyes. She removed the hook and eye at the very top of the underarm and sewed it together. The detail on this evening gown with the rhinestones and beading is amazing! The evening gown is heavy with the abundance of mixed rhinestones, beads, sequins and shot - all brilliant! The dress is completely lined with the same fabric as the dress which feels like crepe with no exposed seams except where the metal zipper is in back. The vintage metal zipper in back has two hooks and eyes above the zipper. The dress is heavy with all of the fabric but mostly from the elaborate use of the jewels on it. The color of the dress is absolutely gorgeous with the encrusted sparkling jewels and the open sides - they make the evening gown spectacular. Manufacturers just don't make evening gowns like this with the amount of jewels and care like they did decades ago Perfect for a formal affair, a ball, a cruise or any special formal event. By: Nita Claire Size: No size tag but my model is a Size 6 and it fit her well. My model's measurements: Bust 34.2 Waist: 25.2 Hips: 35.7 Approximate Measurements – This means the measurements of the item listed – not of your own figure. You must be a few inches smaller than the measurements shown and LEAVE ROOM for movement. THIS WILL BE A DRESS FOR A SMALL PERSON I will leave the hooks and eyes fastened and measure across the area and double it. Bust: 33 Shoulder to shoulder: Cannot measure since it is sleeveless Waist: 34 Hips: 34 Length: 51 - 52 Fabric: No tag but a light crepe-like fabric on the top and the lining Care: No tag but dry clean Condition: Very good. There are some loose and missing rhinestones and other beads but there are so many on here and they could be replaced by taking some from the bottom of the gown and transferring them to areas that need them. I would probably leave it just as it is as there are so many there, they would never be noticed. Some pinpricks of soiling on the front and a couple of smaller spots on the lower front about 3/8" and 5/8" (the larger one blends into the dress and I only saw this during the day in bright light. At night no one will see these.) Hemline in front and the lining inside on the skirt has soiling but that is to be expected on an evening gown that touches the floor and a good cleaner should be able to take care of that plus any tiny spots that may be there. And again no one will see these because they are so far down and some inside as they will be looking at all of the sparkling jewels on the dress.) I did not see any huge ones - all smaller. ************************************************************************** I started selling on Ebay in the year 2000 which makes it 24 years now and have over 2,300 excellent reviews. I take extra care in packing items and it is very important to me to make sure all my customers are happy! The items are sold as we find them. 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Price: 225 USD

Location: Spring, Texas

End Time: 2025-01-03T12:03:23.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12.99 USD