Patterned fabric is a soft easy flow polyester in a tangerine color. Shirtwaist style with a wing collar, long full sleeves with long cuffs and self buttons. Bodice closes with hooks and eyes. Skirt is full with side seam pockets. Bodice is lined while the skirt is not.

Excellent condition with two exceptions. The original belt is missing and there is what appears to be a fabric flaw under the pocket on the right side.

Label is Mollie Parnis Boutique which was launched in 1970. The following information is provided courtesy of the Vintage Fashion Guild. Mollie Parnis began as a designer for David Westheim in the late 1920's. In 1933 she and her husband, Leon Livingston, formed Parnis-Livingston, for which she was designer. By the 1940s she was designing under her own name only. Her most prevalent designs during the 1950s were extremely full-skirted shirtwaist dresses and straight-skirted suits with short boxy jackets. Parnis’ most famous customer in the 1950s was Mamie Eisenhower. In the 1960s she continued to dress First Ladies, including Lady Bird Johnson and Pat Nixon. She was fond of patterned fabrics, which became more geometric and bolder. In the 1970s she continued her association with the White House, dressing Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter.

No size is indicated so please check the measurements carefully. The bodice is very high waisted so this is either a petite size or was intended as an empire waist.

Bust 36"
Waist 25"
Shoulders 15"
Sleeves 25 1/2"
Hips 60+"
Bodice length 14"
Skirt length 28"
Hem circumference 126"

Alley Cats Vintage is a Member of the Vintage Fashion Guild.

This item is sold from an excellent, highly rated vintage boutique in Roanoke, Virginia.