• This is an amazing 1950s wedding dress by Fred Perlberg.
• Perlberg started his label in 1920 at the age of 19 and continued as the designer until 1968 when he retired.
• The Perlberg company dresses were well made and done in small production runs so that they could focus on good quality pieces. 
• The dress is made out of an ivory rayon that drapes and falls beautifully over the body. The fabric has enough weight so that it holds the intended shape you see.
• The bodice is strapless with a pretty pleating detail that runs over the entire bodice. Light boning has been hidden inside to hold the dress in place around you.
• The waist is nipped in for shape and then the skirt curves out over the hips. The fabric of the skirt is gathered up and into the top side of each hip and this is what creates the pretty curving draping down the sides and across the front of the skirt. As it near the floor it narrows back inward slightly which also adds to the draping effect.
• At the back there are extra panels of fabrics built in to give it more fullness and volume. It is elaborately gathered and draped at the back. There is enough fullness created in the back skirts that you could even add a back half crinoline underneath if you wanted this to be even more full through the back for that classic 1950s feel.
• The dress is fully lined in a silky rayon through the top and the skirt is lined with a stiffened cotton muslin netting. It closes with a back zipper and the interior bodice is lightly boned for shape. I see a couple of tiny spots here and there. I have photoed some of them for you to see. There is some grubbiness along the edge of the hem.
• No size tag is present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Great condition.

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 52" from top of bodice to front hem, 56" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5243

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