The belt creates the perfect empire waist and gives me that flattering balanced figure Im always looking for
So, you have two options: Mix and match silhouettes, so each woman gets a dress that suits her specific body type
In 1944, the Navy transitioned from a cropped style jumper, tight at the waist, to the straight style seen here.The bell-bottom trousers, introduced in 1817, include wide legs easily rolled up, or removed when abandoning ship.The Navy phased out bell bottom trousers for dress uniforms in 1977, the most significant design change in 100 years
Given the date of the dress, it may have belonged to Juanitas mother, Susan Shropshire of Dallas, Texas, as Juanita was still a child in the 1890s