Superb Vintage 1940s Dress Bold Floral Novelty Print UK S Balloon Sleeve hand knitted from medium-weight yarns

hand knitted from medium-weight yarns which feel like a mostly wool blend

shawl type collar

hand made from medium weight wool & rayon blend textured fabrics in plain very dark blue & in a slightly different blue with woven boucle checks in red & yellow

A very rare vintage 1940s machine-knitted waistcoat

centre vent

Superb Vintage 1940s Dress Bold Floral Novelty Print UK S Balloon Sleeve hand knitted from medium-weight yarnsAn outstanding vintage 1940s handmade dress, made from a drapey, textured rayon fabric with a wonderful painterly abstract novelty print in dark blue, grey, yellow, green, magenta, & pink; the overall effect makes me think of a bouquet of flowers. It has a short sleeved dolman bodice with deep pleats at the shoulders & at the under bust darts, V shaped neckline, huge collar, & opens to the waist with matching fabric covered buttons (one is an odd