No self-respecting New York socialite of the 1980s could claim to be a real hostess unless she had at least one Carolyne Roehm gown in her closet -- and ideally more than one. Big Wall Street money went in big for Roehm's couture designs, and now you can have a piece of that Manhattan era. This gown is a column of black silk velvet topped by a criss-cross wide-banded bodice of ivory duchesse satin with moderately low back. Note: the ostrich feather trim is an after-market addition, employed to cover a matted but not discolored spot on the velvet right at the breastbone; the feathers cover the spot. No size tag visible; measurements: length 58 inches, pit to pit 15 inches, waist side to side 13 inches, shoulders [dramatically set-in, not natural shoulders 12.5 inches; natural shoulders would be about 15 inches]. So Jean Harlow '80s does '30s. From a smoke-free, dog-loving home. Your questions welcomed. [an additional yard or so of ostrich-feather trim will be shipped along with the gown.