1950s Susan Small Textured French Blue Cotton Shirt Dress Japanese_kimono violet flowers against a buttercup

violet flowers against a buttercup yellow background and its one of the best designs we've seen for some time

The dress is seen worn by a UK 4-6

Notes on designer: Normal Hartnell was one of the most outstanding couturiers of his time and greatly admired by fellow designer Christian Dior

the back features two patch pockets

Finely woven chord has been painstakingly sewn into tiny clusters to create intricate floral motifs in geometric peaks rising from the hemline

1950s Susan Small Textured French Blue Cotton Shirt Dress Japanese_kimono violet flowers against a buttercupFabulous late 1950s to early 1960s blue jacquard check dress. Manufactured by well regarded British ready to wear designer Susan Small and retailing in Edinburgh's finest department store, Jenners. We have sold many vintage Susan Small dresses over the years and a few included Harrods retail labels; they are always fabulous quality. It is tailored from a stiffened cotton jacquard, possibly mixed with wool or silk with a textured, almost boucl like