VINTAGE GODDESS
BILL TICE
APRICOT MOUSSE PLEATED
EVENING GOWN
AN AMERICAN COTY WINNER IN 1974
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 BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE EVENING GOWN / LOUNGER BY THE FABULOUS BILL TICE - HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL LOUNGEWEAR, ROBES & AT HOME FASHIONS - HE RECEIVED THE COVETED COTY AWARD FOR HIS CREATIONS IN 1974, THE TOMMY AWARDS IN 1971 & IN 1988 FROM THE AMERICAN PRINTED FABRICS COUNCIL FOR HIS DESIGNS - THE LABEL ON THIS EVENING GOWN / LOUNGER CORRESPONDS WITH THE 1970 LABEL ON THE VINTAGE FASHION GUILD SITE
THE COLOR OF THE ALL PLEATED GOWN WHICH CAN BE WORN AS AN EVENING GOWN OR LOUNGER IS IN A REFRESHING SHADE OF DEEP APRICOT - HE LIKE TO USE VIBRANT COLORS & FABRICS SUCH AS SILK TO GIVE AT HOME WEAR A LESS CASUAL LOOK THAN MOST MANUFACTURERS - THIS LABEL BY BILL TICE IS FROM HIS ESP COLLECTION WHICH HE CREATED WHICH HE DESIGNED AS DUAL PURPOSE CLOTHES SO THEY COULD BE WORN AS AN EVENING GOWN OR A LOUNGER
THE HIGH-CUT HALTER-LOOK GOWN IS HAS HIGH-CUT ARMS & IS COMPRISED ENTIRE OF LIGHT SEMI-SHEER FABRIC OVER A LINING OF THE SAME FABRIC - THE GOWN IS VERY FULL WITH A GRAND SWEEP FULL OF CRISP PLEATS- 267" OR OVER 22 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE IF THE PLEATS ARE OPEN - THERE ARE TIES AT THE ARMHOLES IF YOU WANT TO TIE IN FRONT OR BACK FOR MORE OF AN EMPIRE LOOK - AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO, THE BACK OF THE GOWN HAS A LONG ZIPPER IN THE LINING PART WITH THE TOP LAYER OF FABRIC COVERING IT WHICH CLOSES WITH SNAPS FOR AN UNBROKEN LOOK IN THE PLEATS & BACK - THE PEARLS ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY & NOT INCLUDED - JUST A GORGEOUS VINTAGE PLEATED EVENING GOWN / LOUNGER BY BILL TICE IN APRICOT MOUSSE
By: Bill Tice - ESP
Size: Medium
Bust: I measured the lining as that will be the tightest part of the dress as the top layer is much fuller because of the pleats 38 - 40 stretched tight & could be made larger by opening up the armholes on the dress under the arm
Length: EXTRA LONG 60-1/2
Fabric:
Care: Dry clean
Condition: Very good - store mark on the inside facing which no will see - Some tiny soiling on the edges of some of the pleats & some light store soiling which I nearly missed near the hemline & should come out with a cleaning
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Vintage nightgowns & peignoirs may be delicate so I do not wash them in the machine. I wash them in lukewarm water with Woolite or some other mild soap, rinse & hang dripping wet in the shower.
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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