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Ladys vintage hand-made waistcoat/vest by Elizabeth Bence, 1950s.
$40
Check out my other vintage goodies on Gumtree! Very collectable ladies vintage hand-made red waistcoat/vest by Elizabeth Bence, a notable Sydney couturier of the 1950s. Elizabeth Bence was dress designer to Sydney's rich and famous, designing haute couture wear for more than 40 years. But she began life in a small village in Slovakia, cosseted in a wealthy family and private girls’ school. All this changed with the arrival of the Germans in 1940. She was sent to work in a camp near Auschwitz, preparing food for the German soldiers. Her immediate family did not survive the war, her parents disappeared because her mother had Jewish ancestry and her only sibling was killed accidentally in Budapest by the liberating Russians. Elizabeth arrived in Australia in 1949 and having studied fashion design in Prague she quickly found work in the burgeoning fashion industry. After owning and running two boutiques and dressing Dame Patti Menzies and the Duchess of Gloucester, Elizabeth opened a fashion school in Sydney.
Bust measurement: 86cms, waist: 78cms. I think it is about a size 10 or possibly 12. I’m not sure what the fabric is. It is beautifully made, maybe a one-off by this famous Sydney couturier. There is one tiny mark on the front right hand side, hardly visible, you have to look for it. You would never notice it when wearing the waistcoat. Clean everywhere else. I bought it a while ago for myself but didn’t get to wear it as I was squeezing into it and trying to persuade myself that it fitted me. It didn’t . . .
Have a look at my other vintage goodies! Pick up from Middle Dural area of Sydney. If you arrive to collect it and it is not as you expected I won’t hold you to the deal. However the price is final. Cash on pickup preferred. Please look carefully at all the pictures and check measurements.
Bust measurement: 86cms, waist: 78cms. I think it is about a size 10 or possibly 12. I’m not sure what the fabric is. It is beautifully made, maybe a one-off by this famous Sydney couturier. There is one tiny mark on the front right hand side, hardly visible, you have to look for it. You would never notice it when wearing the waistcoat. Clean everywhere else. I bought it a while ago for myself but didn’t get to wear it as I was squeezing into it and trying to persuade myself that it fitted me. It didn’t . . .
Have a look at my other vintage goodies! Pick up from Middle Dural area of Sydney. If you arrive to collect it and it is not as you expected I won’t hold you to the deal. However the price is final. Cash on pickup preferred. Please look carefully at all the pictures and check measurements.
- Date Listed:30/11/2023
- Last Edited:30/11/2023
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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