Dress

Boy's dress. (original 1968 description): It is made from blue velvet trimmed with black silk braid and facetted steel buttons. The dress has a high neck and fastens with black metal hooks and worked eyes from neck to hip down the centre front. The flared knee length skirt is plain at the centre front and cut in one with the bodice, but at the back it is flat pleated with a square flap at the centre back of the bodice, flanked by pointed ones. The sleeves are long and there si a belt stitched at the side which fastens at the centre front with two black metal hooks with worked eyes. The black silk braid runs around the neck, forms a placket down the centre front, and edges the vandyked epaulets which run from shoulder to front waist. Diagonal bands are stitched at the cuffs, and four rows at the hem. Facetted steel buttons of slightly larger size but identical design than on T.221-1968 are stitched down the centre front and trim epaulets, tails and sleeves. White eyelet embroidery edges the neck and front. The dress is lined with white silk. It is hand stitched.