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FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING!!...ALSO FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING ON ANY BUY-IT-NOW ITEM FROM MY STORE (GOOD THROUGH DECEMBER 21...DOES NOT INCLUDE ITEMS PURCHASED WITH BEST OFFER)
SUPER HOLIDAY SALE!! HOT VINTAGE GLAM!! NO RESERVE!!
*****3 DAY AUCTION*****ENDS THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4*****
PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT MY EBAY STORE..."TIMELESS TEMPTATIONS"...FOR MORE INCREDIBLE VINTAGE GLAM BARGAINS!!
**********NO E-CHECKS, PLEASE!!**********
!!!International Shipping Policy!!! PLEASE READ!!
I WILL GENERALLY USE GLOBAL EXPRESS SHIPPING, WHICH INCLUDES TRACKING INFORMATION, SHIPPING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND INSURANCE UP TO $100.00. MOST SHIPMENTS TO CANADA CAN BE SHIPPED VIA GLOBAL PRIORITY.
I DO NOT ADD HANDLING CHARGES.
I VALUE MY INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS AND WILL GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE WINS...THESE WILL BE SHIPPED USING GLOBAL EXPRESS MAIL.
AND, TO ALL MY VALUED CUSTOMERS, YOU WILL STILL RECEIVE ALL PACKAGES BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED....MY THANK-YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND SUPPORT!!
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FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, I HAVE HAD A PASSION FOR VINTAGE GLAM!! AS PART OF THIS PASSION, I HAVE ASSEMBLED A 30-YEAR COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE GLAM ITEMS YOU COULD HOPE TO FIND!! THESE WERE PURCHASED/ACQUIRED WITH THE INTENT TO KEEP THEM ALWAYS AS PART OF A PERSONAL COLLECTION, BUT SO MUCH BEAUTY SHOULD BE SHARED!! I AM NOW IN A POSITION TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU!! JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW!!
HERE, YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THE FINEST VINTAGE GLAM ITEMS IMAGINABLE!!...NOW YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TREASURE THEM AS WELL!! FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA TO THE PRESENT...VINTAGE AND CONTEMPORARY GLAM....FABULOUS WEDDING GOWNS...BEADED HANDBAGS, JEWELRY, HATS, GLOVES...AND THE MOST INCREDIBLE DRESSES AND GOWNS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!!
AND DON'T FORGET TO BID....ALL AUCTIONS ARE FOR 3 DAYS ONLY!! (Remember to type TMPT in your Ebay Search to access all my auctions!!)
VINTAGE GLAM LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN!! WHETHER YOU WEAR IT OR DISPLAY IT, VINTAGE GLAM IS IN!!
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Offered this evening is a TRULY EXTRAORDINARY piece of VINTAGE GLAM!! This MAGNIFICENT VICTORIAN BODICE/WAIST of SOFT "IRIDESCENT" VELVET not only features GORGEOUS FACETED JET BEADING...but also boasts the RARE ORIGINAL "DOUCET" PARIS LABEL at inner waist!!
Jacques Doucet (1853 - 1929) was a French fashion designer, known for his elegant dresses, made with flimy translucent materials in superimposing pastel colors.
He was born in Paris in 1853 to a prosperous family whose lingerie and fine linens business, Doucet Lingerie, had flourished in the Rue de la Paix since 1816. In 1871, Doucet opened a salon selling ladies apparel. An enthusiastic collector of eighteenth-century furniture, objets d'art, paintings and sculptures, many of his gowns were strongly influenced by this opulent era. A designer of taste and discrimination, Doucet valued dignity and luxury above novelty and practicality and therefore gradually went out of popularity during the 1920s. By far his most original designs were those he created for actresses of the time. Cecile Sorel, Rejane and Sarah Bernhardt (for whom he designed her famous white costume in L'Aiglon) all often wore his outfits, both on and off the stage. For the aforementioned actresses he reserved a particular style, one which consisted of frills, sinuous curving lines and lace ruffles the colors of faded flowers.
A passionate collector of art and literature throughout his life, by the time of his death he had a magnificent collection of Post-Impressionist and Cubist paintings (including "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", which he bought direct from Picasso's studio), as well as two libraries of manuscripts by contemporary writers, both of which he left to the French nation.
A very RARE and VALUABLE piece that has been a TREASURE in my own PRIVATE COLLECTION!! I paid a large amount for it...and its value has done nothing but INCREASE!! A ONE-OF-A-KIND RARE piece from one of the great MASTERS of FASHION design!! You may NEVER have a collecting opportunity such as this again!!
** ORIGINAL LABEL: DOUCET...21 RUE DE LA PAIX...PARIS
** Constructed of SHADED "IRIDESCENT" VELVET...with SILK lining
** WIDE, EDGE-OF-SHOULDER neckline V's at front and back - Back neckline is actually open to the waist , where it closes via hooks/covered circle loops...IVORY SILK back MODESTY PANEL conceals the PALE PEACH SILK BODICE LINING and is decorated with SWIRLS of BLACK SEQUINS
** PLEATING at front sides and upper shoulders to upper back
** Layered/PLEATED WIDE outer waistband
** HUGE LEG-O-MUTTON-style sleeves fit tightly at elbow-length cuff - Gathered at shoulder and HEAVILY RUCHED at inner seam - Tight full lining of PALE PEACH SILK
** Separate but attached PEACH SILK lining fastens at back via hooks/eyes - Fully BONED (METAL) - Drawstring at top
** STUNNING FACETED JET BEADED CLUSTERS at waist sides, center front waist and at tops of shoulders...these consist of LARGE FACETED JET BEADS on a bed of SWIRLED strings of TINY FACETED JET BEADING
** Wide inner waistband (with DOUCET PARIS insignia/label in GOLD) hooks at front
** Almost TOTALLY HAND STITCHED, including seam finishing
** Presence of 2 hooks at inner waist signifying that this had a SKIRT to complete the outfit ORIGINALLY...oh, what I would have given to have the skirt also...but it was separated from the bodice long ago, I'm sure...perhaps worn out...and only the bodice was available for me to purchase
** GORGEOUS SHADED "IRIDESCENT" VELVET...shades of SCARLET, WINE and RUST (even the inner seams show this color variation!!)
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MEASUREMENTS
(Measurements of bust, waist and hips are calculated by measuring the garment flat and doubling, in inches)
**B: 32"
**W: 20"
**L: 16.5" (from top of shoulder)
**Shoulder W: 15"
**Sleeve L: 13.5"
NO TAGGED SIZE
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CONDITION
VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION!!
The velvet is beautiful and quite sturdy...there is a bit of fading noted (but don't confuse this with the actual shading of the velvet). Also, some small rubbed areas noted. A bit of extrememly light tiny "spotting" noted.
A bit of tearing to the silk lining...could easily be repaired.
Some of the black sequins on the modesty panel are missing.
Only one of the large faceted jet beads is missing (on an upper shoulder)...a very few missing tiny jet beads also noted...not at all significant.
Some restitching needed at back waistband...also replacement of hooks/eyes needed where missing.
All in all, the bodice appears to have been very lightly worn.
This AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN "DOUCET" bodice is a TREASURE...and a COLLECTING OPPORTUNITY of the highest magnitude!! Offered specially for the HOLIDAYS!! Do NOT miss this opportunity!!
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**********A WORD ABOUT VINTAGE CLOTHING CONDITION**********
MINT: Garments that are like new. NO DETERIORATION of any kind.
EXCELLENT: Garments that are in nearly mint condition, but have a very small amount of tears or stains THAT ARE INCONSPICUOUS.
VERY GOOD: Garments that have tears, stains or deterioration in small numbers. Defects still are not immediately noticeable and do not detract from the overall appearance of the garment.
GOOD: Garments that have a number of tears, stains or other deterioration that DO detract from the appearance of the garment.
FAIR or POOR: Garments that have a large number of tears, stains, and/or deterioration, or garments that have only one flaw, but one that is quite noticeable; may be incomplete. Little value as a collectible, but may be useful for study.
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I have no desire to list rules for my auctions...those who won't abide by them don't read them anyway and those who are members of the majority (wonderful Ebayers) shouldn't have to be subjected to a lengthy list of DO NOTS. Ebay should be a wonderful experience for both buyer and seller...we each know what is expected of us. Enough said!
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