1950s-1960s womens jacket, skirt, and jewelry

Description: Emerald green matching jacket and skirt. Jacket is single-breasted, hip length, and semifitted with princess seams on the front, has side panels, and contour darts on the back shoulders. Center front closure consists of four large brushed nickel toned four-hole buttons. Two-piece tailored sleeves are set-in and vented. Each sleeve cuff has three decorative, small brushed nickel toned four-hole buttons. A-line, gored skirt is knee length with an inverted pleat at the center front. Back center closure on skirt is a centered zipper. Accessory on the right breast of jacket is a gold tone brooch with bejeweled flower buds.
Single-breasted jacket
A-line skirt; Gored skirt
Green (emerald)
Solid
Hip length [jacket]; Calf length [skirt]
Turndown collar
Set-in sleeve; Two-piece tailored sleeve
Long-sleeved
Buttons [jacket]; Zipper [skirt]
Center front closure [jacket]
Brooch
Inverted pleating; Princess seams; Vented sleeves
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Origin: circa 1950s-1960s
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/4827
Collection: Beeman, Mary Historic Costumes
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects: Costume--History
Clothing and dress--History
Fashion--History
Clothing & dress
Costumes
Jackets
Skirts
Accessories (Clothing & dress)
Jewelry

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