Afternoon ensemble comprising jersey blouse and cotton skirt

Afternoon ensemble comprising blouse and skirt. A: Pullover blouse in black wool reversed jersey; fitted; hip-length, tucked into skirt at natural waist; wide U-neckline; 3/4-length fitted sleeves. B: Skirt in off-white glazed cotton printed in green and yellow ribbons framing green "High Button Shoe" and red, pink, blue and yellow floral bouquet; dirndl; below-knee length; waistband at natural waist; selvage at side seams signed "Schumacher's High Button Shoes Designed by Barbara Barondess Maclean"; center back zipper closure; off-white cotton facing. Label, A: Barbara Barondess Maclean, Exclusively For. MacLean designed the textile while decorating the apartment of composer Jule Styne during the 1948 opening of his Broadway show "High Button Shoes."