1940s Rayon Novelty Garden Print Skirt Suit with Velvet Trim blue-bob-mackie The main body of the

The main body of the dress is cut from a structured raw silk

hugging the waist and falling in a pencil skirt silhouette

The dress has a classic 50s silhouette

The dress is a crossover skirt in a tulip shape

Military inspired silver buttons are present at the collar

1940s Rayon Novelty Garden Print Skirt Suit with Velvet Trim blue-bob-mackie The main body of theThis 1940s novelty cold rayon skirt suit is tailored to a pretty and feminine tea dress style, typical of this era. Both pieces are tailored from a midnight blue cloth which looks almost black, patterned with gardening tools very unusual! Printed in green, cream and fuchsia rose, it shows watering cans, wheelbarrows, birdhouses, shovels, baskets and plant pots, alongside flowers and shrubs. This top has short sleeves and a nipped in waist. It is