148.00 USD
A vintage 1960s Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner skirt suit. (Bill Blass worked for Maurice Rentner in the 1960s, before he started his own company.) Suit is a deep chocolate brown wool knit, with a lovely gold and red silk paisley lining on the jacket. Fitted jacket has a roll collar and chunky brown and cream buttons.
*label: Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner; suit also has a Marshall Field & Company Shop 28 label
*suit is wool or a wool blend
*jacket has: button up front; roll collar; darts along bust/bodice; two front handwarmer pockets with decorative flaps above them; long sleeves with slits at cuff ends; darts along back bodice; fully lined
*skirt has: side metal Conmar zipper and hook closure; banded waist; darts at hips; fully lined
*two very faint wear marks to back of jacket (at approximately each hip) where there are weights sewn into the jacket lining--see pic
*excellent condition--no holes, stains or tears!
Size tag in skirt is marked 10; suit measures like a US women's XS.
Jacket measurements:
*15 1/2" / 39.5 cm shoulder seam to shoulder seam
*37" / 94 cm bust
*35" / 89 cm waist
*armhholes measure 17" / 43.25 in circumference at shoulder seams
*20 1/2" / 62 cm shoulder seam to end of cuff
*20 3/4" / 52.75 cm top center back collar seam to bottom hem
Skirt measurements:
*25" / 63.5 cm waist
*37" / 94 cm hips
*20 3/4" / 52.75 cm top waist to bottom hem
*skirt has 11/16" / 1.75 cm hemmed
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