Late 1920s Unlabeled Gold Metallic Lame Thread Mixed w Deep Burgundy Silk Deep Plunge Dress sold The front crosses and nips

The front crosses and nips in at the waist and the hip has a structured peplum panel to give you the full hourglass effect

edged with a raised dragon pattern silk brocade

It is cut to fit the body like a glove top to bottom

The waist is cinched in with a banding of the same fabric and there is a matching tie belt that cinches in the waist more

Over the dress goes a little matching cape that simply ties into place at the neck and floats over the shoulders

Late 1920s Unlabeled Gold Metallic Lame Thread Mixed w Deep Burgundy Silk Deep Plunge Dress sold The front crosses and nipsThis exquisite 1920s dress is made from a mix of an actual metallic gold thread has been woven together with a deep burgundy coloured silk. These early lame's were mainly being made in France and were extremely expensive to make because of the gold thread. You just do not see its equivalent in modern fabric ever which makes these early piece that much more coveted. To give you an idea of value, pieces made from this gold lame were often in and around