Early 1950s Peppermint Stripe Silk Dress designer-teal-traina The McQueen website has this

The McQueen website has this to say of this collection:

as does the back

Bust: 17-19" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

The dress is in excellent condition and appears to be worn very little

allowing the beauty of that custom screened signature that covers the skirt and cape to shine

Early 1950s Peppermint Stripe Silk Dress designer-teal-traina The McQueen website has thisA gorgeous little early fifties piece made of a black silk taffeta. The skirt is wonderfully fully and set into the waistline by a series of flat, precise knife pleats on either side of the front with the very center left unpleated and the back left unpleated as well. This allows for fullness of the skirt but a nice trim silhouette for the wearer. The bodice is constructed with as little seaming as possible and the sleeves left shorter and wide. The