1960s women's jacket and dress

1960s women's jacket and dress

circa 1960s

Robert Leonard

Matching dress and suit jacket made of a pale green fabric with a herringbone weave. The dress short-sleeved and is fitted with bust darts. The hem falls to about calf length. The jacket is slightly boxy in fit and falls to hip length. It has a notched collar, long sleeves, and buttons down center front with green and gold buttons.

Jacket, Dress: Light green; solid pattern; herringbone knit pattern; Buttons, zipper; Jacket: Notched collar; Dress: Jewel neck; Jacket: Long sleeves; Dress: Short sleeves; Jacket, Dress: bust darts, seam at waistline; Jacket: Gold and green buttons down the center front; Straight, calf length; Jacket: Center front closure with 4 buttons; Dress: Center back closure with zipper and hook and eye at center back neckline; Knit polyester; Lining: Woven polyester

Suit jacket

Green (light)

Solid; Herringbone

Calf length; Hip length

Natural waistline

Jewel neckline; Notch collar

Set-in sleeve

Long-sleeved; Short-sleeved

Buttons; Zipper; Hooks and eyes

Center front closure; Center back closure

Polyester

Darts

Lining

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