Taffeta Vintage Black Cocktail Dress / Suit with Velvet Trim 1950s

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Detail: Classic 1950s black vintage cocktail dress with matching jacket in taffeta by R&K California. Zip fastening to right waist/hip of dress. Three button fastening to jacket. Jacket is trimed to upper lapel and cuffs in black velvet. Jacket and dress are unlined.

Period: 1950s

Condition: Excellent. Vintage Condition Guide

Sizing: UK8 Extra Small. Dress: Bust upto 36 inches. Waist 26.5 inches. Length 39 inches. Jacket: Bust 36 inches. Waist 27 inches. Size Conversion Chart

Colour: Black

Fabric: Crisp tafetta and velvet trim

Origin: USA

Care: Dry Clean 

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1950s: Femininity and grace were now predominant in the post-war fashion aesthetic. The glamour of Hollywood also had a profound effect on 50s styling which embraced elegant and sophisticated lines to emphasis sex appeal. (comment on print design that was driven more by product and interior design) The introduction of new and easy-care fabrics encourage fashion innovation that lead to the box cut and semi fitted 'sack' shapes that started to surface at the end of the decade.