VINTAGE 60s EVAN PICONE HEAVENLY BLUE RUFFLED SWEATER
The following information is from the Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource site & my thanks to them :
Evan-Picone was formed in 1949 as a partnership between Charles Evans and Joseph Picone. Their first product was a fly-front skirt designed by Evans and produced at Picone's shop. Their skirts were a success, and they added ladies pants as well. By the 1960s they were a major manufacturer of sportswear.
In 1962, the company was sold to Revlon, but Picone bought the business back 4 years later. In the 1980s, Evan-Picone's focus changed from sportswear to clothing for the career woman, and the company was acquired by the Jones Apparel Group.
THIS GORGEOUS HEAVENLY BLUE FULL-FASHIONED SWEATER IS FROM THE EARLY 1960’s PER THE LABEL ON THE VINTAGE FASHION GUILD SITE - THE COLOR IS FABULOUS IN A HEAVENLY BLUE SHADE - THE FABRIC IS SOFT BUT THERE IS NO TAG SO I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS CASHMERE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF FABRIC BUT IT IS SOFT & THICK - I AM WEARING A CASHMERE SWEATER AS I WRITE THIS & IT FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE IT BUT SINCE THERE ARE NO FABRIC TAGS, I CANNOT SAY WHAT THE FABRIC IS - THE PLEATED RUFFLES DOWN THE FRONT AS WELL AS ON THE SLEEVES ARE SO SPECIAL & FEMININE - THERE ARE CRISP FOLDS IN THE SLEEVES AS THOUGH IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WORN - JUST A GORGEOUS VINTAGE 60’s RUFFLELY HEAVENLY BLUE SWEATER BY EVAN PICONE
Designer: Evan Picone
Size: No tag but I wear a size 8 - 10 & it fit me
Fabric: No tag but luscious soft & thick sweater fabric
Approximate measurements : Bust: 41-1/2
Waist: 37
Hips: bottom of sweater unstretched 36
Length: in back 24: sleeve from neck 29-7/8
Condition: Very good - mfg tag needs a few stitches to attach on one side - some light fading on the shoulders (which no one will see as they would have to be over 6 feet tall looking down on the top of the shoulders) & some on the ruffles which I did not see until closely examining it in the bright light - some light pilling on ruffles on cuffs which can be removed with a piller
Care: Dry clean
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