After Marilyn Monroe wore the famous beaded silk form fitting dress to sing Happy Birthday Mr. President to JFK in 1962, many other designers made their own versions of naked dresses. This version, from EL-Ana, is a full length shimmery gold knit scoop neckline sleeveless dress and floral lace jacket set is slinky, sensuous and seriously chic. "Shimmer" is provided by the metallic threads throughout the knit and in the lace fabric of the lined lace waist length jacket. "Sensuous" is provided by the slinky fit of this fabulous knit garment that will show off your body at its very best from every angle.

"Seriously chic" is provided by your fashion options wearing this vintage designer dress, which you can accent with a wide variety of your own accessories. Here it is shown with a floral necklace, gold metallic shoes, a gold metallic purse and black rope style belt to illustrate how wonderful it will look with your own accessories. Note that this listing is for the dress and jacket only.

The vintage size tag shows Medium, however please use these un-stretched measurements below to determine your best fit, and remember that due to the knit fabric, there is stretch built in:

Shoulder to shoulder is 16 and 1/2 inches
Arm hole opening is 19 and 1/2 inches
Bust is 35 inches
Waist is 31 inches
Hip is 39 inches
Length is 55 inches
Back slit is 17 inches
Hemline width is 40 inches

In style, this EL-Ana gold formal knit features a low scoop front neckline, a sleeveless tank fit, a 17 inch back slit and a sheath shape. The overall effect is simply spectacular!

Of course the dress and jacket are versatile and can be worn with other pieces in your own wardrobe for a wide variety of looks and occasions. Wearing this stunning EL-Ana gold knit dress and lace jacket set you will stand out at any wedding, event or party you attend.

Tiny spots of light in the metallic thread add sparkle to any movement when you wear this dress.

The only remaining label shows the EL-Ana logo, Made in USA, Dry Clean Only. A fabric content is missing, however this is a knit that is probably a mix of wool, rayon or nylon and metallic thread.

It must be dry cleaned and has been freshly cleaned.

It comes to you from a home with no pets and no smokers.

No zipper or hooks are required due to the knit stretch fabric. There is one frog-style gold metal clasp on the front bottom of the jacket. There are hidden pieces inside the top straps of the dress to hold your bra straps in place when you wear this dress.

Views of the back is shown in the last two pictures.

The only minor issue I can find to report is that there is a tiny darker spot near the left armhole. When the dress is flat you may be able to see it. When it is being worn that tiny area is not noticeable, as you can see in the photos where the left side is shown. However, due to that small issue, I have marked this otherwise terrific EL-Ana gold knit dress lower in price.

This item is sold from a vintage boutique in Bradenton, FL.