90s Y2K Caftan Egyptian Motifs Blingy Red Vintage Shift Dress VFG 30s style so helpful when you wear

so helpful when you wear white

based on fiber burn test and hand

CONDITION: I have hand stitched the top of the back skirt slit where the seam opened

The bodice is styled with a vee-neck and cap sleeves with a jaunty triangular cuff anchored by big buttons

I find a few small scattered "scuffs" to the surface of the satin

90s Y2K Caftan Egyptian Motifs Blingy Red Vintage Shift Dress VFG 30s style so helpful when you wearThis embellished caftan shift dress was probably a tourist oriented souvenir piece from a trip to the Middle East. It is simply made just one piece of fabric, sewn at the side seams with 10" side slits. There are no facings the neckline is finished with tight zigzag type stitching. So a basic dress. But the Egyptian motif embellishments are very fun! There is a lot of surface painting, mostly in gold with some green and a bit of blue and a bit of