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Size 16 (vintage sizing)
Bust: 34”/ 96.4cm Waist: 28”/ 71.1cm
Finished longer length
from waistline 42" 1/4'
(No hem allowed)

Finished shorted length
from waistline 30" 1/8'
(1" hem)
Width at lower edge
of "A" 202"
Width at lower edge
of "B" 185"

View A or B – 0.5 Grosgrain Ribbon For Waistline Stay 7/8”
Fabric covered featherbone for bodice stays 1.24 yards.
Beaded motif.
16” General use Zipper for back opening.

Fabric amounts.
View A - back faced with lining fabric – 39” wide velvet with nap – 8.4 yards.
39” Lining – 0.6 yards.

View A – Back faced with self fabric – 35” wide without nap – 8.9 yards.
39” wide without nap – 8.9 yards.
50” wide without nap – 8.25 yards.
Beaded Motif – 0.75 yards.
Stole – 2,5 yards of 52” Tulle.

View B – 35” wide fabric without nap – 6.4 yards
45” wide fabric without nap – 5.9 yards.
Contrast Under Bodice Front
35” fabric without nap – 1 yard.
45” fabric without nap – 0.5 yard

Some common imperial to metric fabric conversions:

35" (89 cm) , 36" (91.5 cm), 39" (99.1 cm), 44"
(111.8 cm), 45" (114.3 cm), 1 yd. (91.5 cm)

1” (25.4 mm), 3/4” (19 mm), 3/8” (9.6 mm), 1/2” (12.7 mm), 1/4 “ (6.4 mm)

Satin, Velvet, Polished Cotton, Taffeta, Peau De Soie, Shantung, Crepe, Faille.
Note: Not suitable for diagonal prints or diagonal weaves.
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