40s Black Cocktail Dress Shirred by Original Nan Parker mod print scarf Slightly puffed sleeves

Slightly puffed sleeves

* armpit to armpit: approx

pleats at the shoulders and very full sleeves

1970’s or 1980’s earrings in black & silver

It is made of a sturdy but lightweight woven cotton in a classic olive drab palette camouflage pattern

40s Black Cocktail Dress Shirred by Original Nan Parker mod print scarf Slightly puffed sleevesThis 40s dress originally had a large yoke of black netting, framed by the band of black crepe that still encircles the neck creating a vee in front. Net is often fragile, and only fragments remain in the neckline seams. But the dress is still quite wearable as is, and perhaps sexier than before. The bodice has very short raglan sleeves that are cuffed at outer edge of the shirred and padded shoulders. The bodice is shaped by being gathered into the