Fashion Sleuths - Up For a Challenge?

Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

There are many wonderful fashion sleuths on this Forum. I would very much appreciate ideas to help me on this...

My dear 90-year old mother just told me she is going to a theme-party in June. The theme: "The Roaring 1920's!" She has asked me to find her a 1920's-style dress.

I buy 95% of all her clothes and have them shipped to her (we live in different states); of course I am on this immediately. I love the challenge, but at 90, not 30, the style of dress will be hard to find for someone who hasn't gone sleeveless in 50 years. [She also will not be able to keep up with a shawl around her shoulders, once the electric slide music comes on.]

She's plus size and does not want the dress in black. I have till June, but I want to get it within the next 30 days in case we have to go through some back & forth. Plus, I will probably need to get her new shoes once the dress is final.

Thank you.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

Here is a link to an article in Elle, that might give you a few ideas

http://www.elle.com/fashion/trend-reports/news/g8167/great-gatsby-style/

I found a few on Etsy and I would say a beaded top and pleated skirt might work, I have a very Gatsbyesque dress made by J Kara, that I work to a Gatsby style party a few years ago.

Eta to change name of company and to add that Dilliards seems to carry a lot of their dresses

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Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

Thank you so much @I am still oxox

I am also scouring Amazon.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

Be careful with Amazon some of their fashions tend to run very very small

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MercysMom · ‎07-21-2016

check out unique-vintage.com

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Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

I think I found the dress. Unique-vintage -- thank you @MercysMom!!

Long enough, it'll be a great color on her, and I can make the headpiece to match. We'll just have to see about a thin/whispy jacket.

Flapper Dress.jpg

Thank you All!

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

I found some great Ivory lace shrugs on Amazon last Summer

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

MercysMom · ‎07-21-2016

@Caaareful Shopper

You are welcome. That's the one I thought was a good choice too! I hope it works for her and she has a wonderful time!

While I breathe, I hope - - South Carolina

PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

Wow - to have a mother obvisouly as hip as your's, for her to be 90 years old! What a blessing - I hope!

The dress shown is lovely, looks pretty perfect for her Roaring '20s Party - how much fun will that be?

I hope y our Mom loves the dress and has a great time with her friends.

Caaareful Shopper · ‎10-09-2012

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
Wow - to have a mother obvisouly as hip as your's, for her to be 90 years old! What a blessing - I hope!

The dress shown is lovely, looks pretty perfect for her Roaring '20s Party - how much fun will that be?

I hope y our Mom loves the dress and has a great time with her friends.

Thank you @PINKdogWOOD. Yes, she's truly a blessing. She had Stage 4 colon cancer at age 80, after being the primary care provider of my dad who had Alzheimer's for 9 years. Ten years later and she is fully recovered and enjoying a wonderful life. Her internist and oncologist both have absolutely no answers for how well she's doing. We don't need answers.