Interesting little 40s blouse/jacket in a black jaquard type fabric with a black and white pattern of little ladies with parasols, black with white on the outside and reversed on the inside. Collar and cuffs are trimmed in the white side of the pattern. Short puffed sleeve with strong padded shoulder and top stitched turn up cuff. Collared v-neck. Small covered buttons, purely decorative to the front. Curved peplum hip, slightly dipped to the back. Unlined. No labels.
SIZE
The jacket is not labeled with a size but fits approx like a M. For your best fit please refer to the measurements. This has no fasteners so has to pull over the head, so fits smaller than measurements suggest.
Fit on model: clipped to fit
Chest: 38"
Waist: 33"
Shoulder to waist: 16"
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam: 13.5" from seam to seam but has a strong padded 40s puff sleeve so shoulder pad edge to shoulder pad edge is 17"
Cuff: 11"
Length: 22"
CONDITION
Good condition. Some light signs of wear in the fabric. Slight discolouration to the buttons and some faint yellowing on a couple of the ladies in the pattern by the placket. Some underarm yellowing though this is mostly just noticeable to the white reverse of the fabric inside, very slight on the outside so doesn't detract.