50s full skirted floral cotton dress in cream with a wild flower print in greens, yellows, light reds and purples. Fitted bodice with a scooped u-neckline trimmed in green piping and realy sweet puffled short sleeves with small peekaboo slit and bow to the shoulder. Fitted waist and full skirt sewn in gathers. Back metal zipper to fasten. No labels.
Dress is pictured with a petticoat which is not included in the sale.
SIZE
The dress is not labeled with a size but fits approx like a Small. For your best fit please refer to the measurements.
Fit on model: clipped to fit
Chest: 38"
Underbust: 34"
Waist: 27"
Hip: free
Shoulder to natural waist: 16.5"
Shoulder seam to shoulder seam: 15.5"
Length: 42"
(There is a 2.2" hem on this but it has some hemming tape residue)
CONDITION
Good condition.
-Two small pen tip sized darns near the hem and one pen tip sized hole to the skirt, hard to spot when worn. A couple of very faint marks, on the lower part of the skirt and on the side of the bust/bodice, see photos. Very slight.
-Previous owner had added small darts to the neck which have been restored, some slight slight signs in the cotton where old stitches were. Hem has been take up and inside of hem has some signs of old hemming tape.