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I will be listing some
of my Vintage Victorian and Edwardian dresses,
corsets, and similar items that I have in my
collection at times, so please come back and take a
look as this will change all the time.
Please click on the photos below to see
more about the garment. If you have
any questions at all, please don't hesitate to email me. No
question is silly or insignificant. Please do ask
about whatever is on your mind, whether it be about a
custom order or just curiosity. I would love to help
with anything you might wonder about.
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1877-1882 Natural Form
Victorian Princess Gown
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Authentic
Victorian Gown
SOLD
Included: Princess Dress
Waist: 22"
Bust: 32"
Length: 37"
Armhole to Armhole: 15"
Neck to Waist: 15 1/2"
This dress was made by
John Barker & Co from Famous
Kensington High Street in
west London. This area
is one of western
London's most popular
shopping streets, with
upmarket shops serving a
wealthy area.
John Barker & Co more or less
owned Kensington High Street in the
late 1800's till about
1957 when it was bought
by the House of Frasier.
If
you want to read more
about John Barker please
click here.
This gown is still very
sturdy and can
definitely be worn, but
keep in mind it is an
antique so only lady
like behavior, no
trampoline jumping.
This dress has so much
pleats and detail work
that I would guess it probably belonged to
a wealthy person.
It is made in a
beautiful buttery golden
ivory/cream silk duchess
satin. Trimmed with
pleats, gathered
fabrics, sashes and lots
of gorgeous delicate
lace. The hem has
several layers of lace
and knife pleated trim.
The dress also has an
attached petticoat with
a unique built in bustle
with boning at the back
with two ties. A small
hole at the side in the
petticoat, please see
picture. A mother of
pearl buckle holds the
sash up. As you can see
in the picture there are
some minor holes where
the "teeth" of the
buckle attaches to the
fabric and clip. This
dress also has some
minor faint underarm stains
and a small hole under
the right arm. Some of
the boning is also
missing. these are
the only faults I could
find with the dress.
Please see all the
pictures. I have added
lots of pictures so you
can get a good look at
how beautiful this dress
is. As you can see my
dress form was a tad bit
busty and I couldn't
close the front
completely*smile*
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