Description
This is a deadstock darling 1950s or early 1960s cotton blouse in a Victorian-era, late 1800s riverside landscape novelty print. The lightweight, plain weave cotton is a pinkish tan with accents of fuchsia, aqua, and dark gold. The southern pastoral print features people fishing, farming, driving a horse and carriage, and strolling, plus houses, trees, steamboats, and wells. A row of pearly plastic buttons closes the blouse in front, below the V-shaped split in the rounded collar panel. The blouse has short sleeves and a banded hem, with tiny gathers adding a bit of fullness to the shape just above the band in back. I believe that the top should have a slightly boxy fit when worn, since there are no bust darts. Unworn with its original paper hangtag and size tag, this 1950s-60s novelty print blouse is in excellent to mint condition. I have 3 of these never worn vintage blouses in 3 different sizes. This one is labeled size 38.
Size: M. Labeled size 38.
- Bust: 42 inches flat, to fit a bit loosely for approx. 37-40.
- Waist measured at top of banded panel: 35.5 inches flat, to fit up to 32.5 a bit loosely.
- Length from back of neck to hem: 18 inches.
- Underarm to hem length: 9.5 inches.
- Sleeve: 7 inches long with 12-inch flat opening.
- Shoulder to shoulder: 15.75 inches.
- Label: Converse and Co Inc. Cameo Fabric manufacturer’s label plus union label
