Late 1920s Unlabeled Gold Metallic Lame Thread Mixed w Deep Burgundy Silk Deep Plunge Dress sold It is cut to fit

It is cut to fit the body like a glove top to bottom

This leaves a large keyhole down the center front that runs right to the seam at the waist

There is stress and small tears to the fabric at the seams under each arm and near the seams

The waist is cinched in with a banding of the same fabric and there is a matching tie belt that cinches in the waist more

Late 1920s Unlabeled Gold Metallic Lame Thread Mixed w Deep Burgundy Silk Deep Plunge Dress sold It is cut to fitThis exquisite 1920s dress is made from a mix of an actual metallic gold thread has been woven together with a deep burgundy coloured silk. These early lame's were mainly being made in France and were extremely expensive to make because of the gold thread. You just do not see its equivalent in modern fabric ever which makes these early piece that much more coveted. To give you an idea of value, pieces made from this gold lame were often in and around