I never thought the day would come when I would see an original Elizabeth Hawes dress for sale online. But the day has come! And, being a huge Hawes fan, I am thrilled!
Her dresses are so hard to find, since most of them were custom-made for clients, and therefore not only are they fewer of them, but also people don’t usually sell or give away their custom attire.
The seller says the dress and coat were bought at the estate sale of a model that worked for Ms. Hawes.
I love how simple the dress is, with the tailoring and the sleeves being the focal point, and with no frills added: definitely Hawes. The long seams are machine-made but the rest of the seams and the finishing is done by hand, as haute couture demands. And the label looks so timeless! I wish I had $1,500 to drop on this… I sounds like it would fit me too!
Now, if someone just had a picture of those pink gloves she designed that got featured in the Camels ad, I can die happy…
I finished Why is a Dress? right before the holidays and it was amazing! Maybe better than Fashion is Spinach (*gasp*)? Although it wouldn’t have made sense if I hadn’t read Spinach first… I will post some quotes from it here soon.
