BLACK+ORANGE DUOTONE RAYON VTG 30s.40s SAILOR DRESS! XL - eBay

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violetville

Fabulous late 1930's to early 1940's! Thanks to an astute watcher, we searched for the hard-to-find label on this dress and realized that this dress is by Maurice Rentner (who was not only one of the founders of the Fashion Originators Guild of America, but who also launched the careers of other great designers like Wilson Folmar and Bill Blass!)!

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