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1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress
1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress
1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress
1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress
1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress
1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress

1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress

$179.00 $79.00
No. 5606
In Stock
Color: Magenta Navy Dot
Size Size Chart

1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress

$179.00 $79.00
Details

Less Fabric, More Everything Else.

In the early 1940s, strict wartime limits on the use of fabric created a necessary economy in dress design. Skirts were less voluminous, hems higher. Ruffles, cuffs, and patch pockets were discouraged and even came to be viewed as downright unpatriotic. The extravagance.

The fabric restrictions reached as far as Hollywood, where the costume budget for each movie was capped at five thousand dollars. Which meant that studios recycled and made over costumes from film to film.

Somehow, everyone accomplished more with less.

What emerged was an elegant simplicity that could stand up to time.

Worked then, works now.

You see it here.

1940s Polka Dot Swing Dress (No. 5606). Exceptionally flattering pullover knit dress with classic blue or white polka dots on red. Inverted vertical pleats add structure and shaping. Despite the deceptively simple cut, we built in a generous amount of movement and swing in case you and your partner want to break out into the Lindy Hop. Outer layer of 92% Polyester; 8% Spandex. White lining from the same fabric. Upper-calf length. Imported.

This is a final sale item

Women Size Chart

SIZE BUST WAIST HIPS
XXS 0 33 26 36
XS 2 34 27 37
4 35 28 38
SML 6 36 29 39
8 37 30 40
MED 10 38 31 41
12 39 1/2 32 1/2 42 1/2
LG 14 41 34 44
16 42 1/2 35 1/2 45 1/2
XL 18 44 1/2 37 1/2 47 1/2
20 46 1/2 39 1/2 49 1/2
XXL 22 48 1/2 41 1/2 51 1/2

The Story

Less Fabric, More Everything Else.

In the early 1940s, strict wartime limits on the use of fabric created a necessary economy in dress design. Skirts were less voluminous, hems higher. Ruffles, cuffs, and patch pockets were discouraged and even came to be viewed as downright unpatriotic. The extravagance.

The fabric restrictions reached as far as Hollywood, where the costume budget for each movie was capped at five thousand dollars. Which meant that studios recycled and made over costumes from film to film.

Somehow, everyone accomplished more with less.

What emerged was an elegant simplicity that could stand up to time.

Worked then, works now.

You see it here.