1930s Silk Velvet & Lace Morning Robe designer-helena-barbieri museum quality condition

museum quality condition

It bloused gently at the waist

The original retail on this dress was well over $5000

Length: 35" from mid-neck at the back to bottom hem

A fine lace net sits over an inner nude silk lining and I love how it is constructed so that the lace feels more opaque as it nears the bottom

1930s Silk Velvet & Lace Morning Robe designer-helena-barbieri museum quality conditionThis is a very interesting textile. I had it looked at by someone well versed in early textile and they told me that they would guess that the color was achieved by an organic dye it has a very unusual one to it in certain lights it has an almost taupe brown cast to it where the light catches it if you know how black silk velvet can have a silverish grey sheen to it when it moves this is similar but in green and taupe! The lace work is just lovely