VINTAGE 70s
BILL TICE
BLACK & GOLD LAME ART DECO DESIGN NIGHTGOWN / DRESSING GOWN / ROBE AN AMERICAN COTY WINNER FOR LINGERIE
The following information is from the Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource site & my thanks to them
Bill Tice designed for several ready-to-wear firms in New York before becoming the head designer for Royal Robes in 1968. He moved to Swirl from 1975-1984.
Tice is well known for his loungewear designs and is credited for originating such at-home fashions as closely pleated caftans, jersey floats, and the quilted gypsy look.
He received a Coty Award for lingerie in 1974.
A STUNNNING VINTAGE ‘70s ART DECO DRESSING GOWN / NIGHTGOWN OR ROBE BY THE WONDERFUL COTY AWARD WINNER FOR LINGERIE BILL TICE - SILKY SMOOTH SLINKY NYLON IN THIS BEAUTIFULLY DRAPED GOWN - SPARKLING QUILTED GOLD LAME AROUND THE NECK & BACK - LARGE SLEEVES WHICH TAPER DOWN AT THE WRISTS - LOTS OF GATHERS IN THE BACK BELOW THE GOLD QUILTING - 25-½" CURVED SLIT ON THE SIDE FOR A GLIMPSE OF LEG WHEN WALKING - VERY SOPHISTICATED & ELEGANT FOR ENTERTAINING OR LOUNGING WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK YOUR MOST GLAMOROUS
Designer: Bill Tice
Size: No tag but will fit many sizes because of the construction but go by the measurements Measurements:
Bust: 80 but the gown needs to drape properly so you cannot go to the max
Waist: 64
Hip: 64 but leave room for movement
Length: EXTRA LONG 61-1/2
Fabric: No tag but nylon
Condition: Very good - small mend which I could only see with a magnifier at the V of the neck - I doubt anyone would see it as it is black on black - tiny hole on neckline trim & a bit of gold shows through near shoulder top which could be pulled together with a couple of stitches
Care: Washable
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Since these are vintage items, a bit of extra care needs to be taken with them so they remain beautiful & I DEFINITELY would never put a vintage nightgown or a peignoir in the dryer as it would ruin it.
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