SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENT - it is officially likely too late to have items arrive by the 25th - this collection is mostly focused on New Years so if you're in the USA or Canada and order before Dec17th/24 there is a chance it'll arrive by New Years. There are NO GUARANTEES of arrival times. I can not ship to Canadian PO boxes at this time
Gorgeous 1980s metallic pleated dress in red. This dress has a pretty cool history. Most people reference it to the gold dress Marilyn Monroe wears designed originally by William Travilla. Of course this is where the inspiration comes from but this 80s version was originally designed by Egyptian fashion designer Samir Mohtady who came to the USA to study art. The dress went on to be famously worn by Vanna White in blue! Samir unfortunately passed away due to the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s. This is why this piece in particular is even more special. I bought this red one from the original owner who wore it to clubs in New York in the 1980s. The red pin that's still on it is from an AIDS support event she went to and had pinned on the dress. I've decided it belongs with the dress.
*also the red is a bit more vibrant in person! my camera was having a hard time with it
Label: Porto-Modes
Fabric: some kind of fabric with metallic or plastic to look metallic threads
Measurements:
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Bust: up to 32" - shown on a dress form with a 34" bust but it BARELY did up so maybe 33" max unless you're okay wearing it snug!
*I personally modelled this with a 37” bust and it did fit though just a little snug. I think that if you have a small ribcage/band size and a bit of a squishy bust you can likely fit up to 35” comfortably.
Waist: approx 24"-26"
Hips: up to about 36" though I have a 38.5” hip and it fit just fine!
Length: 45" from top of strap straight down when hung on a hanger - may shorten a bit as it's filled out on a body.
Condition:
nearly excellent vintage condition with minor signs of wear - sold as found. - I've gone through a fixed all of the little pulls to the metallic threads I could find but there's a chance I've missed one or two minor ones. washed and ready to wear.