Vintage Charivari M Designer Midi Dress Blue/Brown Reversible READ
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This reversible midi-length tank dress is made with the lining material from men's suiting. Unconventionally elegant.
Midnight blue on one side. Medium-light brown on the other, with a border of dark blue imperfectly wrapped into its hemline. Wrinkled, too.
This was my introduction to deconstructionist fashion c. 1996. In fact I bought two of these in different colors. At Charivari, the beloved store leading the charge for fashion's avant-garde on West 57th Street in NYC. (A tame introduction; all the seams are finished.)
You can wad this dress in a ball and shove it your dresser drawer, then put it on, wrinkles and all. I really liked that option. Or wave a hand-held steamer on low heat over it.
This dress has been worn a few times at most. I can't promise how long the fabric will last, and I don't know the fiber. (Rayon/acetate, polyester?) I would avoid straining at the seams--so best to be a bit undersized for the dimensions. I hand washed it in the sink.
FLAW: Unfortunately I stored it in a basket, which left a run on the brown side. In front. (OK for punk/Goth attire.) The blue side is perfect. Price is reduced accordingly.
There is no designer label. If there ever was, I removed it. So I attribute it to Charivari.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charivari_(store)
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-charivari-the-cult-boutique-of-fashion
Pit-to-pit: 18.5"
Low hip: 41"
Length (from back of neck): 47"
Sweep: About 56"
Mannequin sz 8
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