Day dress of navy and tan pinstripe silk, with silhouette inspired by the 1930s. Walking length, wide short sleeves trimmed in cuffs of off-white silk with swirling cut-out motifs finished with machine buttonhole stitches, illusion square neckline with inserted panel with stripes horizontal, framed with wide collar or tie matching sleeve cuffs, tied at the bottom of the triangular panel, loose silhouette emphasized by vertically oriented stripes, a band of horizontal striped fabric below knee length, and horizontal striped fabric in shallow pleats at the bottom hemline. Label: "Nancy Johnson" and evidence of another label having been removed.
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Day dress of navy and tan pinstripe silk, with silhouette inspired by the 1930s. Walking length, wide short sleeves trimmed in cuffs of off-white silk with swirling cut-out motifs finished with machine buttonhole stitches, illusion square neckline with inserted panel with stripes horizontal, framed with wide collar or tie matching sleeve cuffs, tied at the bottom of the triangular panel, loose silhouette emphasized by vertically oriented stripes, a band of horizontal striped fabric below knee length, and horizontal striped fabric in shallow pleats at the bottom hemline. Label: "Nancy Johnson" and evidence of another label having been removed.
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Texas Fashion Collection
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