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Date Posted: 05:54:32 08/18/08 Mon
Author: dancr
Subject: Age 5 to 7 Traditional Style Blue Threads of Green Dress

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This is a turquoise dress (not green! The picture distorts the color a bit) with the main accents being gold and pink. It is absolutely a standout first solo dress. It sparkles and twinkles, but not so much that it's overwhelming for a first dress. The underside is gold and snaps those judges eyes right to you when your daughter does that beautiful leap or kick up.
What I think is the most remarkable about this dress is the embroidery, all done by former maker Threads of Green in Ireland. All of it is extremely well done, symmetrical, and not fraying in the slightest. All the various accent colors, in my opinion, a very happy dress to match that spunky, lively dancer (despite my expression in that picture!! lol)
It also has a sparkle of luck in the inside cuff, that brought me and it's first owner plenty of good luck, trophies, and medals!

There is a bit of wear on the edges of the silk fabric on sleeves and edge of skirt which shall be reflected in the price of course. The gold netting-ish fabric (because I'm not sure how to describe it) over the blue glitterball fabric on the sleeves are in perfect shape--absolutely no tears in the pretty fabric (one of my most favorite parts of that dress!)The gold netting stuff keeps all the glitter ball in perfect shape too--absolutely none missing. It only missing two of the rhinestones. They are easily replaced, and honestly it's not noticeable, I had to look at all of them to find it.
It does have a little bit of a stain along the inside neckline (obviously not visible from the outside) but has absolutely no odor of any kind. I am the second owner of this dress, and we have always stored it flat. It can be worn with the collar, or if you prefer you can remove it quite easily.
I got this dress as my first solo dress at age 5 or 6, its actually in very good condition, with incredible workmanship and embroidery.
It comes with a headband, (non-itchy!) bloomers and of course a cape.

Measurements:
(All measurements taken without the collar and lying flat)

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff)-- 18 inches
Shoulder (sleeve to neck)-- 4 inches
(sleeve straight across to sleeve)--12 inches
Skirt length (down the middle)-- 14 inches
Bodice (taken down the middle from neckline to waist)-- 10inches
Waist(laying down)-- 11 1/2 inches
Back bodice--11 inches
Total length (straight down the middle from neckline to skirt hem)
Front-- 23 1/2
Back--24 1/2

Approximately 2 inches of let down and 1 1/2 let out, sleeves too.

I am asking $350 for this dress plus shipping from the Western US, but am more than happy to negotiate.

Happy Dancing!

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