{"product_id":"the-bertha-1970s-handmade-blush-all-lace-occasion-dress","title":"The Bertha · 1970s Handmade Blush All-Lace Occasion Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRose-floral lace · blush peachy-pink · satin lining · scalloped choker collar · wide bertha ruffle, 18cm · puff sleeves · fitted bodice · tiered skirt · handmade · 1970s to early 1980s · L 134cm flat · AU 10–12 · Very good\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery part of this dress is lace. Not appliqued over another fabric, not lace trim on a base cloth, but all-over rose-floral lace in a warm blush with the satin lining doing the structural work beneath. The construction is theatrical and precise. A high choker collar in scalloped lace hooks at the back of the neck. Below it, a wide bertha-style ruffle frames the V. The sleeves are full puffed, the cuffs scalloped. The bodice is fitted and darted. The skirt gathers into tiers at the waist, the hem finished with horizontal tuck rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis silhouette sits at the hinge between the 1970s romantic revival and the early 1980s occasion dress moment: the choker collar and bertha are pure 1970s, the volume of the puff sleeves and tiered hem belong to the early 1980s formal. The piece was made by hand, which accounts for the careful calibration of each section against the others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44143286747270,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_3085.jpg?v=1783497913","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/the-bertha-1970s-handmade-blush-all-lace-occasion-dress","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}