Vintage Ladies Black Wool Suit/Dress Branell Jones 1950s

Classic well made vintage black textured wool dress & jacket by Brannell. Branell was a New York manufacturer of fine women's clothing, typically expensive when new and sold at finer department stores such as Battelstein's. This suit is no exception.

It consists of a simple short sleeved dress with a fitted waist and Aline skirt. The details are an inverted pleat at the front bodice, and a triple set at the top of the skirt. Details make the article of clothing stand out.

It has a full back-zipper and is lined in a substantial fabric inside the skirt, the bodice having a light silk.

The jacket is boxy with raglan 3/4 sleeves, and it has the same inverted pleats as the skirt, at the front hem. It is lined in silk. Closes in front with french buttonholes. "Branell" label. Also has a Jones, Williamsport label( a fine, long gone ladies store)

Let me apologize for the photos- black is the hardest thing to take so these look a bit faded out. The black really is deep and dark.


JACKET

Marked Size: none

• Bust: 43”
• Shoulder: 17”
• Sleeve from underarm: 12”
• Sleeve from shoulder: 18”
• Length (shoulder to hem): 17”

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  DRESS
  Marked Size: none

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• Bust: 42”
• Waist: 34”
• Hips: 48”
• Shoulder: 17”
• Sleeve from underarm: 1.5”
• Sleeve from shoulder: 7”
• Length: 43.75”
• Length (shoulder to waist): 18”
• Length (waist to hem): 25.75”

• CONDITION: Excellent