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Vintage 70s bow front maxi dress (Jean Allen)
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Vintage 70s Jean Allen maxi dress with black velvet bodice and multicoloured skirt and sleeves.
Description
Stunning Jean Allen 70s vintage maxi dress featuring a black velvet bodice with plunge sweetheart neckline and black satin bow at the waist, contrasting multicoloured half length balloon sleeves with elasticated cuffs and full length skirt with inverted front pleat. Fully lined with a back zip.
We have spotted a couple of very minor thread pulls to the sleeves which are barely noticeable.
DESIGNER: Jean Allen
COLOUR: black/multi
FABRIC: cotton velvet and polyester
CARE: dry clean
CONDITION: very good, but see description
SIZE: labelled UK10, best fit UK8/10
MEASUREMENTS: underarm-underarm – 18”, waist – 26”, length (nape to hem) – 55”
Sizing
Customers are asked to bear in mind that vintage garment sizes bear little or no resemblance to contemporary sizes. Furthermore, current high street size labels are inconsistent, with M&S and Wallis being noted for their generous proportions while others come up on the small side.
Please always refer to the measurements provided in the item description rather than the garment label size, and note that any ‘best fit’ suggestion we make will be based on modern day sizing. By way of example, our own suggested standard size 12 dress has an underarm to underarm measurement of approximately 19" with a waist size of 30".
In order to best gauge the suitability of an item, you may find it useful to compare our stated measurements with those of one of your own garments which is a comfortable fit. Our garment measurements are taken with the item laid flat, and all sizes in our descriptions are approximate.
The following charts give approximate comparative UK/US/European sizes for women’s clothing and shoes.
Women’s Dress Sizes
| UK size | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| US size | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| European size | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
Women’s Shoes
| UK size | 3½ | 4 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ | 7 | 7 ½ | 8 |
| US size | 6 | 6½ | 7 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ | 10 | 10½ |
| European size | 36 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |