VINTAGE LUISA PIANA COUTURE GINGHAM CHECK SHIRT DRESS - ITALIAN, CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING MID-CENTURY SHIRT DRESS IN CLASSIC BLACK AND WHITE GINGHAM CHECK COTTON, BEARING THE PRESTIGIOUS LUISA PIANA COUTURE LABEL. THIS QUINTESSENTIAL VINTAGE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE REFINED SIMPLICITY AND IMPECCABLE TAILORING CHARACTERISTIC OF ITALIAN COUTURE FROM THE POST-WAR ERA.

MAKER AND ATTRIBUTION:
- MAKER: LUISA PIANA COUTURE, ITALY
- LABEL: WOVEN LABEL WITH CROSS MOTIF, SIZE 38
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S-1960S

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: FINE COTTON IN CLASSIC GINGHAM CHECK WEAVE
- BUTTON CLOSURE: SIX MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS DOWN THE FRONT PLACKET
- COLLAR: TAILORED SHIRT COLLAR WITH BUTTON-THROUGH FRONT
- SLEEVES: THREE-QUARTER LENGTH WITH BUTTON CUFFS
- FIT: RELAXED, SHIRT-STYLE SILHOUETTE WITH GENTLE A-LINE SHAPING
- SEAMS: PROFESSIONALLY FINISHED THROUGHOUT WITH SECURE STITCHING

CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE. THE GINGHAM PATTERN REMAINS CRISP AND VIBRANT WITH NO FADING. ALL MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS ARE ORIGINAL, INTACT, AND SECURE. THE COTTON FABRIC SHOWS LIGHT WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENTLE USE AND STORAGE, WITH NO TEARS, STAINS, OR DAMAGE. SEAMS ARE STRONG AND SECURE THROUGHOUT THE GARMENT. MINOR CREASING FROM STORAGE ONLY.

SIZE: ITALIAN SIZE 38 (APPROXIMATELY AUSTRALIAN SIZE 8-10)

THIS IS A VERSATILE VINTAGE PIECE THAT CAPTURES THE ELEGANCE OF 1950S-1960S ITALIAN DESIGN, SUITABLE FOR BOTH CASUAL AND SEMI-FORMAL STYLING. THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND REFINED DETAILS REFLECT THE PRESTIGE OF THE LUISA PIANA NAME, MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY VINTAGE WARDROBE OR COLLECTION OF MID-CENTURY FASHION.

Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 1cm

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

FAL
582437+35

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia