This dress is oozing sobriety but has a vibrant blue color . It dates from the (early) forties and is extremely short (even)for that period. Although hemlines did shoot up after the beginning of the second World War(partly due to fabric being rationed)I first thought this dress must have been made shorter later in its life. But when I examined the hemline it even looked as if it had been made longer. Maybe it was made shorter and than a bit longer again or this dress might have belonged to a more plump teenage girl. The fact of it being so short makes it much more appealing to me, together with the wonderful color, it ads a bit of fun to an otherwise plain dress. I’m wearing it with ankle socks to make the look complete.
The sleeve has darts, instead of the more common pleats, to fit around the shoulder-pads.
The inside of the dress has gauze lining, that could be removed and washed or replaced.
This is a picture from a woman’s magazine from 1940 reminded me of this dress because it has the same kind of simplicity.
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