VINTAGE '70s
COTY AWARD WINNER BILL TICE
JERSEY HALTER
QUILTED GODDESS
GOLD QUILTED TRAPUNTO
NIGHTGOWN / HOSTESS AT HOME GOWN
IN
FROZEN PLUM
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 FABULOUS VINTAGE HALTER GODDESS NIGHTGOWN BY BILL TICE, AN AMERICAN COTY WINNER, IN FROZEN PLUM
I FOUND THIS GORGEOUS GOWN ON MY LAST SHOPPING TRIP TO SAN DIEGO IN A VINTAGE STORE & WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I FOUND IT AS IT IS JUST STUNNING & A WONDERFUL PIECE OF FASHION HISTORY BY AN AMERICAN COTY WINNER
THE COLOR IS BEAUTIFUL IN A DARK PLUM SHADE TRIMMED WITH METALLIC GOLD SWIRLS ON THE QUILTED WAIST - THE FABRIC IS A HEAVY JERSEY & HANGS BEAUTIFULLY BECAUSE OF THAT - IT IS NOT A THIN FLIMSY FABRIC BUT VERY LUXURIOUS AS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM BILL TICE - HIS GOWNS & LOUNGEWEAR WHERE SOLD AT THE FINEST UPSCALE STORES IN THE '70s
HE ALSO MADE A LOT OF HIS ITEMS TO SERVE DUAL PURPOSES SUCH AS A NIGHTGOWN OR EVENING GOWN - THIS BEAUTIFUL GOWN COULD BE WORN AS AN EVENING GOWN - THIS VINTAGE ITEM WAS SOLD AT A SHOP CALLED "TRIANGLES" IN BERMUDA
THE GOWN IS A FABULOUS HALTER STYLE WHICH IS ALWAYS SO SEXY LOOKING ? THERE IS A LOT OF FABRIC IN THE BODICE FOR A VERY LUXURIANT LOOK - THE SET-IN WAIST IS A METALLIC GOLD TRAPUNTO QUILTED SWIRL DESIGN ON THICKLY PADDED FABRIC WITH PLUM PIPING - THE FULL SKIRT IS VERY FULL WITH A CURVED UP FRONT FOR A GLIMPSE OF LEGS - THE HALTER TIE IS LONG WITH BIG CURVED ROUNDED END FOR A GREAT LOOK - AT THE WAIST THERE ARE 2 COVERED BUTTONS FOR CLOSURE
JUST A GORGEOUS VINTAGE NIGHTGOWN / HOSTESS AT HOME GOWN BY THE FABULOUS BILL TICE
By: Bill Tice - Triangels - Bermuda
Size: No tag so go by the waist size since the bustline cannot be measured - this gown should fit several sizes because of the construction
Bust: cannot be measured since it is a halter style
Waist: 26 - 27 stretched tight - the buttons could be moved about 1/2" to give just a tiny bit more room
Length from the waist to the ends of the ties: 28-1/4
Length from the waist to the hem: 43
Fabric: No tag but a smooth slinky jersey
Care: No tag
Condition: Very good
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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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