1953 Dress

This post is a little late, but here it is. I went hog wild when McCall Company had a huge pattern sale. One of the goodies I scored was a reprint of an original dress pattern from 1953.
It came together quickly and was fun to wear.
I also crocheted a hair net to go with it while I was in the car on a road trip.
Voilá!

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