Rare Slinky Vintage 1930s 40s Dress Black Satin Crepe Deco Vamp UK XS 1910s billowy sleeves with button-fastened cuffs

billowy sleeves with button-fastened cuffs & gathered heads

NB The belt in the photos is NOT included and is NOT for sale

a semi-circular yoke with decorative bows to the front & a back opening with 4 self-covered buttons

Shoulder width seam to seam (shoulders are intended to extend into the sleeve heads) : 13 3/4" (35 cm)

patchy/blotchy orangey marks to the ends of the ties

Rare Slinky Vintage 1930s 40s Dress Black Satin Crepe Deco Vamp UK XS 1910s billowy sleeves with button-fastened cuffsA rare c. late 1930s or early 1940s dress handmade from a luxurious heavy weight satin faced crepe. The dress has a high draped neckline, V shaped yoke and a double pointed high waist seam which makes me think of bat ears, slim elbow length sleeves, and fabric covered buttons at the bodice back; the skirt is slightly flared. It fastens at the back bodice, waist side, & cuffs with poppers. Please study the photographs carefully they form an important