Original 1930s Rayon Crepe Vintage Blue Day Dress

This beautiful day dress was made in the 1930s from purple blue rayon crepe. It features pretty puff sleeves and delicate shirring at the neckline and sleeve tops. The bottom of the sleeves is shirred with elastic to add to the puffiness of the sleeve. The dress also boasts a pleated skirt and both a side zipper and press stud shoulder opening. The colour of the dress was very difficult to accurately capture, the last image is most true to colour.

Bust: 37”
Waist: 30”
Hips: Free
Length: 44”

This dress is in very good condition with no noticeable faults, the original side press stud opening has been replaced with a plastic zipper at some point.

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This garment is available to purchase with or without dress shields. These clever little contraptions have been made by our seamstress to an original 1940s pattern and can be simply attached to your garment by tack stitching at the corners of the underarm seam, pinning (we wouldn’t recommend that, it hurts if it goes wrong, so if you try this, it is at your own risk only) or inserting tiny poppers. They then stand ready to absorb any sweat and body odours as needed and you can simply detach and launder them instead of your garment, saving you a fortune in dry cleaning bills.

They are equally suitable for suits, blazers and dresses and come in two different options:

1. Pure cream cotton for your heavier weight dresses, blazers and suits

or

2. White cotton muslin for lightweight summer dresses (so they don’t show through the fabric)

They are universally sized and super easy to use even for a sewing novice as only a couple of tiny stitches are required at each side to secure them.

We sell Dress Shields as a standalone item or at a discount if you purchase them with a garment. We will select the appropriate type to match the garment you have purchased.