"...in natural shantung with narrow black piping, black buttons and belt. The fitted bodice is severely plain, the full skirt is gathered at waist. By Frederick Starke, £24 4s. 3d. at Rocha; Marshall & Snelgrove, Leeds; Samuels, Manchester. White boater, trimmed black tulle, by Kate Day."
From Vogue, June 1951.Vintage Scans Mid-Century Advertising, Strumpetry & Design