(There are a lot of parts to this costume so please read.)
These stunning dance/theater costumes were made for Broadway or, other Theatrical Productions. They were designed by Award-Winning Costume Designer Micheal-Jon and all bear his tags along with tags for IN Costume New York.
This listing is for the Army styled costumes that are made up of a; vest, shirt, dicky, shorts, and hat. The costumes are extremely well made. The military-style vest is made of a gold lame that is fully lined on the inside. The front features large lapels and two pockets (which are fully functional with snaps) and are decorated with rhinestone buttons. The Jacket is fitted at the waist with a waistband that cinches in. It fastens up with snaps and a hook and eye at the waist for ease and security.
The next layer is the white poly satin dicky that sits under the vest. The dicky has a shirt collar and blue tie that velcro's at the sides of the neck. The dicky velcro's up the back for ease.
The blouse, and this is the same between the two styles Army and Sailor, (Sailor style is listed separately) is a lightweight pin-striped rayon. It has a wide v-neckline with a peter pan-ish collar that is decked out in rhinestones. The blouse is fitted with tucks at the waist and has a long zipper down the back that extends past the waist of the blouse. I am not sure why the zip is so long but it will help keep the blouse tucked in and it does look like it was once sewn to something else. The sleeves of this blouse are my favorite feature of the costumes. They are massive balloon sleeves that are cuffed at the wrist and secured with velcro and decorated with rhinestones.
The shorts are made of the same gold lame and are satin backed. They are high waisted and zip up the back. The front of the shorts are pleated with some of the shorts having rhinestone buttons down the pleats. The sides of the shorts have rhinestone stripes down the sides. The shorts are going to fit like bootie shorts and are definitely short.
This style of costume comes with Garrison styled caps that have horsehair tabs so that they may be secured to hair with bobby pins.
These costumes are quality made and have a wonderful history. In my research, I was not able to find anything about these ones in particular but the uniforms have names of the girls that wore them, and with each being just a little different adds personality to them. They are beautiful and will look stunning on any stage or wherever you may chose to wear them. All costumes are in great shape, have been professionally cleaned, and are ready to wear.
*PLEASE LOOK OVER THE SIZE CAREFULLY (The shorts are going to have the smallest measurements so go by there fit first) *
Measurements
Costume (1): Jacket, Blouse, Shorts, Dicky, Garrison Cap
Jacket
Shoulders: 15" Bust: 26. 5" Waist: 38" Length: 17. 5"
Blouse
Shoulders: 14" Bust: 38" Waist: 31" Sleves: 24. 5" Cuffs: 7" Length: 19. 5"
Shorts
Waist: 25" Hips: 36" Rise: 14" Inseam: 1. 5" Length: 13"
Costume (2): Jacket, Shorts, Dicky, Garrison Cap
Jacket
Shoulders: 15" Bust: 38" Waist: 29" Length: 19"
Shorts
Waist: 25" Hips: 36" Rise: 14" Inseam: 2" Length: 13"
Costume (3): Jacket, Shorts, Dicky, Garrison Cap
Jacket
Shoulders: 15" Bust: 38" Waist: 27. 5" Length: 17. 5"
Shorts
Waist: 25" Hips: 40" Rise: 14. 5" Inseam: 2" Length: 13"
Costume (4): Jacket, Blouse, Shorts, Dicky, Garrison Cap (this set is decked out in tons of rhinestones)
Jacket
Shoulders: 14" Bust: 38" Waist: 28" Length: 16. 5"
Blouse
Shoulders: 15" Bust: 39" Waist: 31" Sleeves: 24. 5" Cuffs: 7" Length: 19."
Shorts
Waist: 27" Hips: 38" Rise: 14. 5" Inseam: 1" Length: 13"
This item is sold from an excellent, highly rated vintage seller in Pittsburgh, Pa.
