Monday, December 1, 2025

Styles of '65: Short Evening Dresses (Skylark Fashions, Summer 1965)

 Long evening dresses certainly existed in the mid-1960s, but they were reserved for the most formal of occasions.  If you wanted to go out to a restaurant, on a date, to a party, for cocktails or dancing at one of the new trendy "discothéques", you would probably choose a knee-length skirt instead.  Below are some very stylish outfits for a night out from Skylark Fashions.

Style 828—SHEER ILLUSION—A floaty, flatering outfit that will lift your spirits right up to Cloud #9!  You're an angel, a blithe spirit, a fairy princess in this charming dress and drifty cape outfit of lace and nylon sheer.  The dress is fully lined with taffeta; the wispy coat has a face-framing lace collar that makes you look as beautiful as you are.  Maize, blue or pink with white lace.

Style 839—SHEERIO—A happy inspiration for a gay young dress and jacket outfit in a Linen Look Rayon.  The dress, an artfully sculptured sheath, topless except for narrow straps to keep it in line.  The jacket, short and shapely, with a double stand-up collar—the inner layer of ruffled nylon sheer.  Aqua, white.
Style 812—DISCOTETTE—The perfect discothéque dress, whether you dance or watch.  Short, chic, in rich rayon crepe.  It shows off your lithe young figure and stirs up a lovely excitement with its wide stretch ostrich feather band at the knee.  You'll want to dance—and every man who sees you will want to dance with you—in this delightful come-hither dress-of-the-hour.  Pink, white.

Style 825—LADY LACE—Svelte and lovely and ladylike, this nifty shift of ever-popular white cotton lace, lined, buttoned, and bowed in contrasting blue or pink.  Neckline is low-scooped, sleeves are bracelet length, 100% white cotton lace: blue or yellow acetate bow, lining, and covered buttons.
Style 808—LACY SUSAN—A delectable outfit Skylark has turned out for your definitely dress-up hours!  A lovely sleeveless coat of nylon/rayon-acetate lace with a scalloped edge in front, over a youthful sheath of rayon crepe with a satin band and bow and an Empire waistline.  Blue, white.

Style 824—FEUILLAGE—So French, so fresh, so young and gay!  This delightful frock of expensive rayon georgette sheer might have come straight from a Paris salon.  Look at the dreamy leafy feuillage print.  Look at the intriguingly draped bodice, the long torso-yoke, the importantly new full skirt.  Fully taffeta-lined.  Yellow, and blue.
Style 829—SOCIETY RUFFLES—A scene-stealer!  You'll come away with all the precious compliments in this striking dress of elegant rayon crepe. A severely slim Fully Lined scoop-neck sheath blossoms into a smart ruffled flare just above the knee, where it's accented with a velvet band and a red, red rose.  Mortar beige or black.

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