Vintage 1940s Red Gabardine Wool Dress - L vintage 1950s dress but no button

but no button

I found an ad dating to 1984 that claimed that they were super warm without being too bulky or heavy

The edge is stitched

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Vintage 1940s Red Gabardine Wool Dress - L vintage 1950s dress but no buttonFrom the 1940s a red gabardine shoulder padded dress. I wonder if this was meant to be worn as a uniform. The label reads Original Natural Ease Reg U. S. Pat. Off Boston Maid. It does up the front with a long metal zipper which goes all the way to almost the very bottom of the dress. It has a loop and button at the neckline and it has soft shoulder pads and pockets. I like the details in this dress the tab features at the top of the dress with the