Vintage 1940s Dress - ZESTY Black Deco Print Shirtwaist w Stabby Collar + Excellent Pockets Size S to M

♛Details

Fierce late 1940s cotton dress with candy-colored deco paint splotch print on a black ground. Stabby collar, amazing V-shaped pockets with bows, candy pink piped highlights, gored skirt, and 7 early plastic buttons.

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•Fabric(s): cotton

•Closures: buttons

•Designer/Labels: missing but seems to be commercially made

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♛Measurements

About a modern S to M; please allow room for ease and the kind of fit you prefer. Standard fabric allowances and darts inside for potential alteration larger or smaller.

Bust (underarm area measured flat, then doubled) to about 38"/39"

Waist about 26"/27" unbelted

Hips full

Shoulder to waist about 16 1/4"

Shoulder to hem about 44" and has 1" hem

Armhole circumference about 17"

Sleeves about 5 1/2"

Shoulders - no seams

♛Condition

Great vintage shape, presents wonderfully and does not show much wear. 75+ years old.

One subtle pebble-sized mark within the folds of rear skirt (see pic) where fabric is a little faded. (Barely visible!)

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