A vintage 1940s/1950s shirt dress, home made from a floppy woven rayon fabric in a checked or gingham pattern in red & navy with machine embroidered blue heart-shaped flowers & blue ric rac trim. It has a high round neck, fitted bodice, long slim sleeves with pleated heads & popper-fastened cuffs, & flared skirt with deep pleats around the waist; the front opens to just below the waist with red glass buttons with moulded flower motifs - there are no other openings.
Please study the photographs carefully - they form an important part of the description.
Size: Suggested UK S. Shown on a mannequin with a 34" bust (please check measurements below)
All measurements are external, taken with the garment laid flat, to be doubled where appropriate (with approx. metric equivalent):
Bust: 18" (45.8 cm)
Waist: 13 3/4" (34.8 cm)
Neck circumference: 13 3/4" (34.9 cm)
Hips: free
Shoulder width seam to seam (the shoulders are intended to extend into the sleeve head): 13 3/4" (36.8 cm)
Sleeve length shoulder to cuff: 23" (58.4 cm)
Sleeve width at widest point (armpit level): 6" (15.2 cm)
Cuff opening: 3 1/2" (8.8 cm)
Bodice length nape to waist seam: 15" (38.1 cm)
Length nape to hem approx: 40 1/2" (102.8 cm)
Condition:
In good condition overall - there is an old darn to the back to the left sleeve at the the elbow & another to the skirt front just below the waist seam - wear and some repairs to the button holes - loss of the black paint on the buttons & a small chip to one - some edge repairs to the cuff linings - a few snags to the embroidery & subtle dark discolouration to the armpits.
Has been carefully hand washed and steamed prior to listing.
I have a no returns policy - please check the above measurements and compare to a similar garment of your own before buying - no refund offered for items that don’t fit.
