Vintage 1940s Pink Gray Checkered Fitted Wool Jacket Skirt Suit Set | W 26"

Description

Take on the day and be empowered in this beautiful 1940s suit! This vintage suit set is absolutely gorgeous with pink and gray check pattern on the matching suit jacket, skirt and belt. The jacket has a nipped in waist, covered buttons, batwing sleeves, built in shoulder pads, incredible detailed pockets, has its original matching belt and is lined. The matching skirt is a pencil shape, has an accent on the front kinda matching the pockets on the jacket, has a pleat in the back, is unlined and has a metal zipper up the side and button closure on the waistband.
LABEL: ACG union tag
FABRIC: feels like a wool blend
CONDITION: great, back material on belt that makes it stiff is deteriorating, couple spots on left sleeve(see close up), some threads raised on left side facing bodice(zoom in on 2nd photo)
PINNED TO MODEL?: no
Jacket
SHOULDERS: 19" measured from ends of built in shoulder pads.
BUST: 35" seam to seam, surplice sleeves are 42" side to side
WAIST: 31" measured across 3rd button
HIPS: 35" measured below pockets
SLEEVE LENGTH: 15" approx, measured from underarm to end of sleeve
LENGTH: 25"
Skirt
WAIST: 26"
HIPS: 37"
LENGTH: 28"
☝For reference Mona's measurements are S 12.5", B 35", W 24", H 34.5"
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