I’m new here, so thank you in advance of any help you can offer.I bought this back in 75 or 76 in a boutique in South Wales, UK. I wore it a few times to “posh” events. The cross straps fit under the bust, through the side seams and are partly elasticated, coming together at your back where a bra closing would be. There are small covered buttons at the wrist, the arm seams are open up to within a few inches of the shoulders. It is comfortable to wear, the fabric feels beautifully soft and silky. My question is, why can’t I find anything even remotely like it anywhere I’ve looked, or am I just looking in the wrong places?!
Frank Usher.
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Welcome Barbara!
Is this a little like your dress?
Is this a little like your dress?
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https://www.therealreal.com/products/women/clothing/dresses/frank-usher-vintage-long-dress-gtr4x
What a lovely example. I looked around a little too and could not find anything quite like yours. It is quite caftan like.
Thank you for looking. The same 65/35 fabric mix, looks to be the same colour, but there the resemblance stops. No zip, just slips over head. Round not v neck. Straps cross bellow bust and through side seams where the sleeves are attached, to hook and eye inside the back of the dress, so the back just falls straight down from the neckline. The body parts, back and front, are the same length. I think these days, the only place I would feel comfortable wearing it, would be on stage singing at the Last Night of The Proms
