Vintage Maxi Dress Women’s Joan Leslie By Kasper Black Maxi Dress Union Tag USA 14 Excellent Condition

Vintage Maxi Dress Women’s Joan Leslie By Kasper Black Maxi Dress Union Tag USA 14 Excellent Condition

Measurements:

Shoulder to hem line 43″
Bust 15″
Sleeve length 26″ one button at wrist
Peter Pan collar
5″ Zipper with hook and eye closure down the back of the dress
Shoulder pads
6 Pleats down the front and the back of the dress
Union tag made in the USA
Two 3 1/2" pockets at the hip line
Trevira Polyester Jersey Fabric….No tag.

Stunning, gorgeous dress.
Timeless and stunning.

Dry Clean Only

About the designer:

Herbert Kasper attended Parsons School of Design and then moved to Paris where he worked for the couture houses of Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. He returned to New York in the early 50s and designed for Arnold Fox. He was awarded a Coty in 1955. In 1965 Kasper joined the firm of Leslie Fay and became the designer for their Joan Leslie division.

In 1975, Saks Fifth Avenue joined with Kasper, Trevira, and the new Loews Hotel Monte-Carlo in a several page advertisement. Princess Grace of Monaco attended the dedication of the Loews Hotel in November of 1975. The hotel is still in operation today as the Fairmont Monte-Carlo.

It is interesting to note that while these dresses are all made of Trevira polyester jersey fabric, they were quite expensive. While we consider polyester an inferior fabric today, it was very popular in the 1970s. All dresses shown in these ads are by Kasper for Joan Leslie and all are of Trevira Star© polyester jersey. Saks Fifth Avenue had Kasper Boutiques in their stores where these dresses were sold.

A dress of his sold in 1975 for $160 would be about $650 in today’s dollar.

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