Cute Linen Dress With Sailboat...Date help please?

[thevintagebungalow]

I picked this dress up at an estate sale and it has already been dry cleaned and is ready to go. It's in fabulous condition and has a sweet sequin & rhinestone sailboat on the pocket. It is linen and the label is Vera Stewart for Zoltan Rosenberg. It zips up the front which I thought was a little unusual. Is this early 50s??

Thanks so much!!

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

I would go with a cusper on this one late 40s - early 50s! Great spring dress!

 

[thevintagebungalow]

Thanks Mary Jane. When I first picked it up I thought late 40s. Then as I handled it more, I just wasn't sure so a cusper makes sense. I'm wondering about the front zipper, do you think this was maybe cruise wear of something? It seems kind of sporty.

 

[lkranieri]

I found a <u>very</u> similar dress (by Vera Stewart for Zoltan Rosenberg) in a 1953 ad for Saks Fifth Avenue.



And from a 1960 article:

VERA STEWART--This designer is best known for her sweater-dress coordinates. Cashmere cardigans dyed to match the dresses came with piping or fagoting of the silk print of the dress. identical chalk or crystal beadings, or miniature flower baskets.

The accompanying photo has this caption: "Chalk bead daisies are appliqued on a matching maize linen-like cocktail dress and matching cashmere jacket, a Vera Stewart original by Zoltan Rosenberg for spring."

 

[themerchantsofvintage]

That is charming! Certainly the beaded sailboat is very sporty.

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

getting a bit more of a 50s than 40s on this one

from the same sale as the red one by any chance??

 

[thevintagebungalow]

Actually, they are from different sales. I picked the red one up about a year ago and the linen one just the other day. Lynne U2U'd me a copy of the ad she found. The dress is almost identical and described as having a front zip. The ad is from 1953 so I think that pretty much cinches the dating. Thanks so much everyone!