Listit Vintage Cafe - 1935 Silk Velvet Fashion Originators Guild Dress - Stylehive

Listit Vintage Cafe - 1935 Silk Velvet Fashion Originators Guild Dress

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Dramatic 1935 velvet drop waist dress with drop sleeves. Measurements: Shoulders 14 inches Bust 40 inches Drop Waist 30 inches. Unlined silk velvet. The dress is in very good condition. There are two places where the seam need to be reinforced and there is some fraying to metallic fabric. Otherwise no smells rips tears or stains. About Fashion Originator's Guild... Starting in In 1932, garment designers banded together to prevent design theft, commonly known as "knock offs", by manufacturers. They formed the Fashion Originators Guild of America after help or protection was not forthcoming from Congress or the courts. A founding member and the first president of the Guild was Maurice Rentner.

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