1940s Nettie Vogues One Shoulder Black Jersey Dress with Matching Turban designer-teal-traina chic and practical fro day

chic and practical fro day or evening

Do not buy on hold for EG

It closes at the back with a painted metal & nylon zipper

It feels very fresh and of the current season with a pretty floral suggestive print worked into the silk itself along with a secondary pattern that is woven through the actual silk so you get a terrific texture as the light hits it

Slightly more cream then white in person

1940s Nettie Vogues One Shoulder Black Jersey Dress with Matching Turban designer-teal-traina chic and practical fro dayThis is a gorgeous black jersey dress and matching turban from the London label Nettie Vogues London. While researching the label I did find reference to pieces photoed for Vogue and photos of a young Princess Diana wearing a green dress by the label for her Snowdon engagement portraits. I dated it to the 40s but it could be a little later. The dress has the feel of the 1940s to it and is an unusual piece that is easy to wear and has lots of impact