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vintage art deco print 1940s zip up house dress or robe - make do and mend
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1940s house dress with pointed collar and cuffed short sleeves. Front and back yoke feature soft pleating down to shirred waist.
Right hand side pocket. Centre front metal lightning zip extends down 3/4 of the way down the skirt. Original self fabric tie belt with thread loops.
Some interesting historic alterations on lower skirt, as seamed around to the height of bottom zip as if lengthened or adjusted somehow. Pattern matched well, so not immediately obvious unless you start looking at the construction! There is a machine finished hem of an additional 2 1/2” allowance, which has been hand stitched into place so could be let down if desired.
Measures:
shown unclipped on U.K. 8 mannequin
Bust 38/40 (actual stretched is 42” but meant to be gathered)
Waist 32” max , with a little stretch available for comfort. Could we worn belted by smaller
Hips free
Nape to hem 52” approx
Condition:
Very wearable as it stands, great print. Alterations as mentioned above.
Please see all photos. It’s perfectly wearable and structurally sound, but not perfect.
- Small worn spot x2 to inner collar, unseen when worn.
- Reinforced stitching to top of jetted pocket.
- Reinforced stitching to top of jetted pocket.
- Scattered marks as shown, hidden in busy print. Worst to hem, I’ve not spot treated just handwashed.
- Escaped bit of piped seam to rhs of zip at yoke.
- Escaped bit of piped seam to rhs of zip at yoke.
