Vintage 1940s 1950s Dress Orange Red Grey Brown Slubby Flecked Rayon UK XS 1980s Skirt Photographed on a 38" mannequin

Photographed on a 38" mannequin

: 17 1/2" (44

draped bust gathered into a deep cummerbund-style waistband

Bodice length nape to centre of waistband: 15 1/2" (39

Bodice length nape to waist seam: 15 1/4" (38cm)

Vintage 1940s 1950s Dress Orange Red Grey Brown Slubby Flecked Rayon UK XS 1980s Skirt Photographed on a 38" mannequinA vintage late 1940s or early 1950s dress, home made from a floppy woven rayon fabric made with grey warps & orangey brown wefts which combine to give a brownish background, with long orangey red & black horizontal slubs running through. It fastens to the neck with a spread, pointed collar, has a hexagonal ventral panel into which the bodice & skirt are gathered, & long sleeves; the skirt is quite slim, with a rear kick pleat. The dress opens at the