NOLMS:2021.010.007

A-line, knee-length shift dress in a manmade knitted fabric in colours of white, turquoise, light green, moss green, light teal, bright green, bright blue and pale blue. The fabric has an all-over contemporary paisley design. The dress has a wide, round neckline, faced on the inside with white satin ribbon stitched in by hand, and no back opening. At the front of the neckline are two areas of damahe, probably where the fabric was melted while ironing. The sleeves have a round head at the shoulder and flare out towards the wrist, pagoda-style. The dress has two darts at the bust, is slightly fitted at the waist, and slightly flares out to the hem. The side seams are reinforced on the inside with blue tape to reduce stretching. Hems on the sleeves and dress are deep and hand-stitched. The dress has a centre back seam. DIMENSIONS: L: 910mm, Bust: 1080mm

NOLMS:2021.010.007

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Margaret Lawtey

c1970s