Help with Galanos dress

[Charlavb1]

Just found my first vintage designer dress when I thought I was buying a hand sewn dress. I got home and as I was putting it on my mannequin I found tags. The construction is intense inside. Silk outside, silk shantung petticoat and silk chiffon lining both.

 

[Charlavb1]

Will post my questions in other forum.

 

[amandainvermont]

Found this on a Pinterest page (search Galanos dress flowers) BUT can't back track to find source/copyrite info, etc.

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[Pinkcoke]

well done Amanda! I wonder if those sleeves were stuffed for photographing then? I can't see anything inherant to the dress that would allow them to stay open like that, unless there was some sort of interfacing or lining that has lost it's sizing.

I noticed the advert is lacking the waist panel (or belt?) shown on the dress above. Any signs it was added?

 

[Charlavb1]

The pic with the tag shows the inside of the sleeve. If pressed the silk inside would hold the other silk out that far. That pic is amazing! I must do a google search of it.

 

[Charlavb1]

The belt is one piece with the bodice. No way it was added later.... maybe the fabric in the pic just alines better? I'll post another pic later.

 

[Pinkcoke]

Ah yes I think it is possibly present in the advert, only the band there just has one bud which happens to look connected to the stem above.

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

That is a gorgeous dress. And how nice to see it in that vintage photo!

It appears that the lining is organza, not chiffon.

 

[Charlavb1]

Wonderful!!! Is it ok to steam then? Glad to hear it!!

 

[Charlavb1]

I found this picture from a Life magazine that appears to show the same dress. "Jean Patchett photographed by Nina Leen in Galanos, 1959"

 

[Charlavb1]

OK, I googled "Galanos rose dress" and found the same color pic as above and found flickr reference saying "Jan Rylander, April Harper's Bazaar 1959". SO there are two magazines I need to find to keep with it for sure.