Knee length soft cotton
summer dress with
large pink roses on
white background. Tight bodice with thin straps and full skirt. No
label.
£1
Knee length sleeveless green and white cotton summer
dress with round neck. Softly
pleated skirt from waist. At waist, thin white plastic belt with small
round white plastic buckle. Label 'Boutique Fashions'.
£6
Knee length cotton summer dress with cap
sleeves and wide, rounded neck. Cream base with
large yellow and green floral pattern. Matching belt at waist with large rectangular transparent plastic belt
buckle. Zip at back. Homemade.
£5
Knee length sleeveless silk shift dress. Cream base with green floral
pattern and small false split patched in at back of skirt. Folds of
matching material draped round neck and positioned with two matching pieces.
Matching silk tie belt. Zip fastening at back of dress.
£12
Knee length sleeveless a-line red wool dress by Country Casuals.
Round neck with decorative vertical strip of matching material with four red buttons below. Hidden zip at back.
£0
Beige wool and camel hair waistcoat and trouser suit.
Sleeveless waistcoat down to hips, with deep v-neck into six gold metal buttons and two pockets at front at hip
level. Lined. Trousers straight
cut, fitted at waist, and zip at front with hidden hook and eye fastening.
Label 'Dereta'.
£0
Knee length fitted wool dress in tweed effect green and cream.
Decorative rounded brown velvet collar at neck and matching pockets at hips. Long
sleeves with self button fastening at wrist. Label 'Suzy Sports petite
model'. Matching belt with rectangular buckle at waist.
£5
Full length 'hippie style' cotton evening dress with white paisley
and floral pattern on black background interspersed with broad bands of
black. Triangular hankerchief style open sleeves reaching to elbows and thin
tie at waist in matching material. Label 'Simon Ellis'.
£5
Pink mini dress in woven cotton with short sleeves, round neck and zip
up back. Vertical 'column' of striping in same material down front centre
of dress with flat rectangular bow at top. Label 'Rhona Roy London size
12'. Copious instructions on how and how not to wash the garment.
£5
What do you think??....
Are there some dresses in this section that
should be in the 1950s section? (I have found it difficult to distinguish between
1950s and early 1960s)
Who are 'Boutique Fashions', 'Dereta',
'Suzy Sports', 'Simon Ellis' and 'Rhona Roy'?
