Beautifully made silk jersey surplice peplum blouse top - volup 1940s dress Feels like a cotton rayon

Feels like a cotton rayon blend

- Historic mend to rear lower LH side

but have since found a nice deco glass two part buckle/fastener that is more appropriate

Underarms are fine

Beautifully made silk jersey surplice peplum blouse top - volup 1940s dress Feels like a cotton rayonBlack c. 1950s jersey blouse dolman sleeves, draped surplice crossover bodice and asymmetric tie peplum. Feels like a silk jersey. This is such a nice quality garment, and so hard to do it justice not on a person! Dolman shape sleeves with small underarm gussets. Very nicely made with lots of handfinished seams etc. Tie to lhs of peplum, and fastens with inner hook and eye to internal petersham waistband. (Shown with a later bias cut moss crepe skirt,