1969 Gunne Sax Dress! Jessica McClintock Prairie Dress!

Description

This original 1969 Gunne Sax dress is absolutely breathtaking! The gray floral-print makes this prairie style dress from Jessica McClintock truly unique! Plus it’s in absolutely exceptional condition!

Gray cotton dress with a lovely blue-and-white floral print and sweet lace detailing! Do not sleep on this stunner!

This gorgeous lady would best fit up to a modern US size 6. Fabric does not provide stretch, so please pay extra attention to the measurements. It’s 100% cotton. Measurements, taken flat, are:

B: 16″
W: 15.5″
H: 21″
L: 53″ from shoulder to hem

For sizing reference, I’m 5’5″, 115 pounds, and I typically wear a US size 2.

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What’s so special about this particular 1969 Gunne Sax dress? I’m glad you asked!

This dress is an original 1969 Gunne Sax by Jessica dress! You see, back in 1969, Jessica McClintock, who would go on to dominate fantasy formal wear back in the 1980s, bought out San Francisco’s Gunne Sax from Carol Miller and Eleanor Bailey.

This means dresses like ones with this black label

are original Gunne Sax dresses! They’re the first dresses Jessica McClintock produced after buying the company. Hello Vintage has a great resource on Gunne Sax!

It’s an OG, baby!