Taffeta dress with stand up collar

This dress is labelled 'Fashionbilt', one of a number of ranges made by Wellington manufacturer, Fashions Ltd.  

Details

Credit: Loan courtesy of Sean Hurst
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturing location: Courtenay Place, Wellington
Garment type: Dress
Material: Textured taffeta
Features: The decorative buttons on the sleeve are original, but those on the front of the dress have been added recently. The dress featured dolman sleeves.
Colour: Black and red check
Label: Fashionbilt
Date: 1940s