80's Epic Red White Polka Dot Strapless Gown by Gunne Sax Jessica McClintock

100% polyester lining 100% acetate

Feels Deadstock unworn unwashed

Made in the usa size labeled 5

Center back zipper

Boning in bust, sewn on attached belt

3 layers, mesh, lining and top polkadot

Measurements are taken flat and are approximate:

Underarm: 15”

Waist: 12”

Length: 51”

"Gunne Sax was a small dress manufacturing company in San Francisco, started in 1967 by Elle Bailey and Carol Miller. In 1969 Jessica McClintock invested in the company and became the designer. She bought the company in 1969. Gunne Sax was known for nostalgic “granny dresses” and soon the look expanded into prairie dresses and Victorian- and Edwardian-inspired designs in the 1970s and into the early 1980s.

In the 1980s, Jessica added Southern belle style dresses and Twenties inspired dresses. Gunne Sax was a junior line and in the 1980s McClintock added a misses line, Scott McClintock, and a more expensive, upscale line, Jessica McClintock.

By the end of the 1980s, Gunne Sax became mainly a company that made prom and party dresses that were influenced by the trends of the day. The company is now called Jessica McClintock, Inc." - Vintage Fashion Guild