#7122 • Vintage Two-Piece Brown Corded Lace Evening Ensemble, Jacket and Sheath Dress

Part of $15 Million | Part 2 | McLean Mansion on the Potomac | Online Estate Auction (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

High bid $25.00

Status: Sold

A refined late-20th-century two-piece evening ensemble comprising a fitted jacket and coordinating sleeveless dress, executed in brown corded lace over a nude-toned ground. The jacket is tailored with pronounced structured shoulders, a standing collar, and a slender, elongated line that reads as formal occasion wear. The corded lace forms an allover scrolling floral program, with the raised soutache-like outlining emphasizing the motif and lending surface relief. Long, narrow sleeves terminate in buttoned cuffs, and the front opens along a centered zip closure, allowing the piece to be worn either closely fitted or displayed open as a lace overlay. The companion dress presents as a streamlined sheath with a scooped neckline and a lustrous satin-like bodice panel in a champagne-beige tone, transitioning at the waist into a matching lace skirt. The hemline finishes in a scalloped lace edge, reinforcing the ensemble’s evening character and providing textural continuity with the jacket. This combination reflects the enduring cocktail and special-occasion vocabulary of late-20th-century dressmaking, where corded lace and sculpted tailoring were favored for their photogenic texture and structured silhouette.