1920s Colorful Beaded Silk Flapper Dress designer-geoffrey-beene Skirt: 21" from waist seam

Skirt: 21" from waist seam to hem

It is lovely and highly collectible

Unlined and slips over the head to wear with no openings

Flat wide pleats are worked into each side and soft rounded pleats sit at the back but the front is left flat - this really keeps it form being overwhelming when worn

but a lightweight

1920s Colorful Beaded Silk Flapper Dress designer-geoffrey-beene Skirt: 21" from waist seamReally wonderful beaded flapper has a stunning and unusual combination of colors. The base is a heavy sueded silk that is remarkably sound. The color is a deep deep navy so deep it is almost black. Onto this is a stunning beaded design. It is made of thousands of tiny glass beads and these are unusual in that they are painted in a variety of colors that have a faint metallic sheen to them. Pinks and bright blues mix with deep olives and coppers. The