Laurence Kazar New York Silk Cocktail | Party Dress

Size Medium Beaded upperShell is 100% silk (100% polyester lining)Condition: excellent used Circa: 1980s Length: 34"Chest: 36"Waist: 32"Hips: flare made in India *** All of our dresses from in the 'A Star is Born' Collection are dedicated to an Old Hollywood Actress! This fun dress is dedicated to the talented and hilarious Lucille Ball The woman who will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovable Lucy Ricardo was born Lucille Desiree Ball on August 6, 1911, in Jamestown, New York. Her father died before she was four, and her mother worked several jobs, so she and her younger brother were raised by their grandparents. Always willing to take responsibility for her brother and young cousins, she was a restless teenager who yearned to "make some noise". She entered a dramatic school in New York City, but while her classmate Bette Davis received all the raves, she was sent home; "too shy". She found some work modeling and, in 1933, she was chosen to be a "Goldwyn Girl" an