This vibrant piece was made in the 1950's and is labelled Pecola, London.
Made from crisp cotton it has an apricot and white stripe base with bold blue floral accent stripes. It fastens down the front with blue plastic buttons, has three-quarter length sleeves, large patch pockets on both sides and is finished off perfectly with a neat tie at the neck.
Perfect to be worn as designed but it has a lot of fabric in it and with some imagination you could harvest the fabric and make a blouse, cutting out the damaged pieces.
Measurements
It is meant to be loose and as it is meant to be worn over something you need to consider that when looking at the measurements. To make sure that it will fit you properly, please compare the measurements below to a similar piece you already own. Note all measurements have been taken on the back of the piece which is smaller than the front because the front is slightly gathered.
Flat bust 22"
Flat waist 26"
Flat hip 29"
Shoulders between sleeves 15.5"
Underarm sleeve length 112
Length 41"
Condition
Wounded but wearable. Has clearly been much love but has been equally well looked after and has been mended to make it live longer. It is not in perfect condition so please read the following points carefully to make sure that you're happy with the condition before purchasing.
- there are repairs because the pockets, patched on the inside and top stitched on the outer
- a repair and small patch, on the inside, beside a button - not seen when worn
- there are numerous small darns across the back section across the shoulders
- wear to the cuff ends, significant in places
- darns in the collar
- 3 small 3mm holes in the back collar