CHARLES JAMES DINNER SUIT, USA, 1956

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  • September 23rd 2026 - Autumn Elegance: Fashion & Textile Auction
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
Cream rayon-blend matelasse dinner suit, hip-length flared jacket w/3 diagonally set flat self-covered decorative buttons at CF, concealed hook & eye closure, geometric shaping at bust, rounded collar w/notched lapel, temp tuck at lower R hem, likely to display variable options, long fitted & shaped skirt slightly flared at hem, gusset panel at skirt Wband, curved diagonal backseam into shaped zipper, 1956, label “an Original by Charles James”, “Sample”, formerly held in Brooklyn Museum Collection, jacket SH-SH 15” B 34” W 28” L 24-28” Skirt W 25” L 46.5- 49” (lt-mod disc. esp. SLVs &upper back, shredding & loss up to 2” int silk lining collar & CB, 1.25” uncovered area button, general minor wear spots) Very Good.

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  • Category: Womens Party
  • Era: 1950-1967

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