Abigail’s Party wow factor vintage 70s or early 80s black full length one shoulder evening dress from After Six by Roland Joyce, featuring black sequinned applique leaves on the left shoulder and black sequin embellishment across the softly draped bodice and on the attached belt. The flowing volumious full length skirt contains literally yards of fabric and is designed to make an entrance! The dress is lined with a back zip fastening and in great vintage condition.
DESIGNER: After Six by Roland Joyce
COLOUR: black
FABRIC: polyester
CARE: dry clean
CONDITION: very good
SIZE: labelled UK14, suggested contemporary fit UK10/12
MEASUREMENTS: underarm-underarm – 18½”, waist – 28”, length (shoulder to hem) – 55”
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.
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 |
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 |