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*Poor Jolie,
she had just traveled to Paris to appear in a revue, only to see it
postponed for several months. In financial straits, Jolie was rescued
by her maid, Penelope, who won enough in gambling to feed the two of
them until the show finally opened. Jolie had a penchant for
wearing unusual gowns, and her performance caught the eye of Papa Louis
of the famous Café de Paris.
She
retuned to the United States one year after the sinking of the
Titanic. Her Paris fame had won her an engagement at the Café de
l'Opera on Broadway, and she quickly became America's favorite petite
songbird.
Sometimes
she made her entrance with the Watteau trailing behind her... 
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Petite
and form fitting at the bust, with an outer sheer layer of airy nylon
that flows into the Watteau train.
 
The
gown has been
embellished
with hand painted applique, hand dyed silk velvet, watercolor wash on
the embroidery, brush strokes and
airbrush work, creating a one of a kind, original costume gown by Lauren
Lavonne.
Addition of an antique Edwardian silk velvet belt with vintage spelter crescent
buckle.
The
trailing edge of the train and Watteau is trimmed with a 2" wide band of hand dyed
crushed velvet.
A velvet flower corsage accents the
side of the neck. Jet beads fall from the upper back and
sleeves, a length of silk ribbon down the back.
Extensive embroidery and silk velvet hem, hand dyed.
Venetian lace points
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The
Hobble Skirt front falls away at the sides into a six foot Watteau train that
is measured from the gown's back shoulder. The embroidery interest
on the train is beautiful, with cascading bands of embroidered flowers
and leaves. The entire skirt and train is edged with hand dyed, scalloped
Venetian lace. Completion of the under dress skirt was finished with
black velvet and Venetian lace trim.
 
 On the underside of the velvet is hand dyed Venetian lace,
so that when the train is carried by the 9" wrist loop, the Venetian lace
falls properly to match the rest of the skirt and train edging. A
vintage French Jacquard ribbon is sewn as a wrist loop.
 *adapted
from Djuna Barnes
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Design
by Isis
Lauren
Lavonne This Gown
has SOLD