#1344 • Jeran Designs Hand Beaded Grapevine Evening Gown

Part of The Jeran Couture & Fine Jewelry Runway Show (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $20,000-$22,000 Jeran Designs Hand Beaded Lavender Chiffon Long-Sleeved Grapevine Evening Gown - This delightful evening gown by Jeran Designs is constructed of lined, lavender chiffon and has a long-sleeved, floor length design with dolman sleeves with snap buttons, a jewel neckline and a 23" center slit at the back. The torso and sleeves are masterfully hand beaded with large grape bunches on each shoulder, beaded in the pull back method with purple iris and purple seed beads and green iris bugle beads. The grape leaves are created with green iris bugle beads and green iris seed beads, and are strategically placed in an elegant fashion flowing beautifully. The skirt is decorated in a lovely flowing pattern with iridescent AB bugle beads, which also line the neck, hem and sleeve cuffs. The gown also has purple lochrosens interspersed throughout the torso, adding an additional touch of glamour to the piece. The gown bears interior Jeran Designs, Made in U.S.A. and size 8 labels. Size: 8. Approximate measurements: bust-34", waist-28", hip-35", sleeve length-23.5".Jeran Designs was founded by Emmy Award-nominated designers and life-partners of 30 years, Jerry Skeels and Randy McLaughlin. The pair were the epitome of Hollywood glamour through the 1980s and 90s, and created some of the decade's most iconic fashions. They created the sparkling red gown worn by Joan Collins on her December 1983 Playboy Magazine cover, and the infamous "Hollywood Graffiti Gown" hand-beaded with the signatures of over 345 of Hollywood's most influential women in entertainment and other fields. The Graffiti Gown took over 24 years to come to life and was created to bring awareness to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the United States. The gown was first envisioned by McLaughlin in 1980, and was finished and revealed in 2004 at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences "TV Cares Ribbon of Hope Celebration" where the duo were honored for their humanitarian efforts in creating the gown. In addition to the one-of-a-kind Playboy and Graffiti gowns, Skeels and McLaughlin created the wedding dress with a 10-foot train worn by Nikki Reed Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) on The Young and the Restless, and dressed the likes of Connie Sellecca, Cheryl Ladd, Lana Turner, Kim Novak, Donna Mills, Lindsay Wagner, Tina Turner, Natalie Cole, Little Richard and the legendary Liberace at the height of the 80s and 90s. The pair also designed for the models on Star Search and spent 22 years designing gowns for the models and for prizes of "The Price Is Right," and created pieces for shows such as "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful."