Well this went for more than I expected!

[TheVintagePeddler]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170203654339&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=007

 

[Jonathan]

Gres17 is Beverly Birks I believe... hobbled dresses always sell well because they are rare. Also, it won't be too expensive to recreate the lining. I thought about this dress myself and had it been anything other than a cream lace wedding dress (or black dress) I would have been VERY eagre to bid.

 

[Coutureallure]

Nice, Marie! Do we have that label on the resource?

 

[worth-a-peek]

 

[lkranieri]

Originally posted by Jonathan
Gres17 is Beverly Birks I believe... hobbled dresses always sell well because they are rare. ...

I am confused by this observation. Am I looking at the wrong dress? This does not appear to be a hobble dress and what is "Gres17"?
Lynne

 

[lkranieri]

Oh, I forgot to congratulate you on the successful auction!

I also see that Gres17 is a seller ID -- and I gather Beverly Birks is her real name? Lynne

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

gres17 is the winning bidders ebay id


congrats, Marie! you're story-telling is so intrigueing that it helps, too!

PLUS its got roomy measurements compared to so much of that era

yay for you!!!

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

cross posted

 

[fast_eddies_retro_rags]

How pretty! I think it should have gone higher, what with having the original label and all. That itself is a pretty rare thing, no?! Still, the price isn't anything to laugh at, so congrats, man!

 

[vintageclothesline]

Good for you.:excited:

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

Bravo! It's a very pretty piece and so nice to have the Macy's label!

Would Beverley Birks be buying from France?

I actually went to the Beverley Birks website and found it amusing that Chanel (Channel) is misspelled on her opening page.

 

[Beehive Vintage Goods]

That is super...good for you Marie!!

 

[TheVintagePeddler]

I hope she likes it! I am not sure if we have that label on the resource but Lizzie is welcome to any of my labels

 

[Jonathan]

No, its not Beverly Birks... that's Poiret something... Gres is the guy who has the costume museum in France.

 

[Leisa]

Beeeeee-yooo-tee-ful, {Marie}!

As George Peppard would say, "I love it when a plan comes together"....or exceeds itself.

 

[hatfeathers]

That trunk is just the gift that keeps on giving!