Dusty Butterfly
VFG Member
Hello friends, I have this neat 40s taffeta dress but don't know how it works, or if it's missing pieces or what. It has adornments attached in 2 places - front & back toward the left side at waist level, so I think it may be a belt of some kind.
The pieces are sort of tubular, with large bell shaped ends. The bells have colorful trim on the inside so I would think they're meant to be turned out when worn, but the center of that trim deepest into the bell, is unfinished. So I'm thinking maybe some other piece was attached over that unfinished part to cover it...?
I tied the belt just to show a possible way to wear it, and I don't have any other ideas for that, but I'm not at all sure that's the way it's meant to be worn. As fabulous as they are, it seems like it would be pretty awkward to have those huge bulbous things hanging on your hip area like that.
Has anyone seen something like this or have any idea what's going on?
Thanks ~
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The pieces are sort of tubular, with large bell shaped ends. The bells have colorful trim on the inside so I would think they're meant to be turned out when worn, but the center of that trim deepest into the bell, is unfinished. So I'm thinking maybe some other piece was attached over that unfinished part to cover it...?
I tied the belt just to show a possible way to wear it, and I don't have any other ideas for that, but I'm not at all sure that's the way it's meant to be worn. As fabulous as they are, it seems like it would be pretty awkward to have those huge bulbous things hanging on your hip area like that.
Has anyone seen something like this or have any idea what's going on?
Thanks ~
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