VINTAGE MALCOLM STARR
BY
ELINOR SIMMONS
FOREST GREEN VELVET
SPARKLING RHINESTONE & GOLD BRAID EVENING DRESS
IN
EVERGREEN
The following information is from the Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource site & my thanks to them
Malcolm Starr made a popular line of evening dresses from the early 1960s through the 1970s. A Malcolm Starr dress was commonly a sculptural and simple shift dress which was elaborately beaded and sequined. The company also made day attire, in the form of dress and coat or jacket sets. By the end of the 1970s, they were also making separates.
Two design
er names associated with Malcolm Starr are Youssef Rizkallah, who joined Starr in 1969 and was there until 1975, and Elinor (Rizkallah) Simmons, who had been there from the early 1960s until 1972. Also, Carol Horn was with Malcolm Starr for a brief period in the early 1970s.
Statt was also a partner with Teal Traina in Gino Charles.
A GORGEOUS VINTAGE EVENING DRESS BY ELINOR SIMMONS FOR THE WONDERFUL MALCOLM STARR ADORNED WITH SPARKLING RHINESTONES & GOLD BRAID - THIS LOVELY DRESS WAS MADE IN THE BRITISH CROWN COLONY OF HONG KONG WHERE ALL THOSE GORGEOUS BEADED EVENING GOWNS USED TO BE MADE IN THE LATE '60s / EARLY '70s - THE LABEL ON THIS DRESS IS IDENTICAL TO ONE ON THE VINTAGE FASHION GUILD'S SITE FOR THE EARLY '70s- THE THICK SOFT VELVET IS A FOREST GREEN SHADE CALLED EVERGREEN - THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TWINKLING PRONG-SET VINTAGE RHINESTONES & GOLD BRAID AROUND THE NECK, DOWN THE FRONT & ON THE ENDS OF THE SLEEVES - LITTLE SLITS ON THE WRISTS WITH 2 SNAPS FOR CLOSURE - THERE ARE ROUND FABRIC LOVEKNOT BUTTONS OUT OF THE SPARKLING BRAID UNDER THE SPLIT ON THE BODICE - A VELVET TIE ENCIRCLES THE WAIST WHICH SLIPS THROUGH LOOPS ON THE SIDES & HOOKS IN BACK WITH A HOOK & EYE ? LONG ZIPPER IN BACK - FULLY LINED WITH A FOREST GREEN TAFFETA LINING - A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE FOREST GREEN VELVET EVENING DRESS ABLAZE WITH RHINESTONES & GOLD BRAID FROM THE WONDERFUL VINTAGE MALCOLM STARR
By: Elinor Simmons For Malcolm Starr - Made in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong
Size: Vintage size 8 so go by the measurements for a good fit
Bust: 37
Waist: 29
Hips: 40 but leave room for movement
Length: 42
Fabric:
Care:
Condition: Very good
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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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