#5

Blonde Cissy "Looks So Charming" in Rare Color Variation of Cocktail Ensemble, 1956
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$1,400
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Blonde wig with shoulder-length curls and curly bangs, lady-style body, wearing crisp peacock-blue taffeta cocktail dress with dropped waist and very full skirt, ivory taffeta can-can petticoat, matching lace-edged panties, seamed stockings, black sling-strap heels, black velvet bolero with rose corsage, black velvet hair band with generously-accented pink and blue flowers and black netting, carrying little box with pink flowers. Near mint condition with gorgeous complexion and vibrant costume colors of which this dress is a rare color variation. Alexander, model 2017, 1956, described in the 1956 catalog as "looking so charming in a smart cocktail dress."