Vintage 1960s Canadian Couture Dress Serge et Real Montreal Size S wwii canadian pin The phrase

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but this appears to be a wool or wool blended jersey

Condition: This 50s Italian skirt and top set is in very good condition with the exception of one pinhead sized hole towards the bottom front (see last close-up photo) and some light whiteish staining to the armpits of the top

The wide patterned waistband defines the waist and flows into a full-length skirt accented with coordinating folkloric border and motif prints

Vintage 1960s Canadian Couture Dress Serge et Real Montreal Size S wwii canadian pin The phraseThis dress by Serge Sncal and Ral Bastienworking under their early Serge & Ral label is an example of Quebec couture during the formative years of Canadas modern fashion identity. Designed in the mid 1960s, the dress is constructed in pure virgin wool and features a clean, tailored silhouette with short sleeves, a gently flared skirt, and a defined V neckline. Colour blocking in black and red is used architecturally rather than decoratively: the