Super Sexy Original Vintage 1940s 40s Black Femme Fatale Dress

This incredible dress was made from black crepe in the 1940s. It is cut in a super sexy fitted hourglass silhouette with padded shoulders and a tightly nipped waist. An offset seam detail on the wearer’s left front creates wonderful structural draping on the bodice and allows long pleats to fall into the fitted skirt. A draped tie detail enhances the neatly fitted shape at the hip and the draping as a whole is very reminiscent of the style of Dorothy O’Hara with all of her strong Femme Fatale vibes. The neckline is kept as a simple V shape to not distract from the wonderful tailoring elsewhere and there is a small metal zipper at the back of the neck. The garment also has an original metal side zipper allowing for easy access and bears the maker’s label for International Junior Original. 

Bust: 32” (max 34”)

Waist: 24”

Hips: 34” (tight 35”)

Length: 48” plus 1” hem

The dress is in very good condition with only two tiny seam pops and three tiny nibbles as pictured.

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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.