1940s Hawaiian Dress and Bolero

During Hawaii's golden era of the 1930s- 1950s, Hawaiiana was at it's height. Virtually anything from a dinner menu to a stereotypical nodding hula girl was making its way back to the mainland in the suitcases of  Island tourists and WWII servicemen. All it took was catching a glimpse of Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr rolling around in the Hawaiian surf to make the girls back home lo travel to an exotic island, or at least look like you had.  This Hawaiian dress ensemble dates to the late 1940's or early 1950's, combines a rare Japanese tilt on the Hawaiian dress in that it was made in Japan for Silver of Hawaii in Honolulu, and features a gorgeous rayon jacquard fabric with an Asian chrysanthemum pattern in sky blue, emerald green, gold, salmon pink and cherry red on a tan background.  The dress has a petal top bodice with ruching between the breasts and comfy elastic at the sides for an easier fit, triple straps, and a modified swing skirt.  With it is the matching self lined bolero jacket with a mandarin collar and a frog closure at the neck. The dress has a back zipper closure and is unlined.  To find the dress with the bolero is a rare thing indeed.  The only issue we could find with either piece is a tea colored stain on the right front of skirt about 6" below the waist, but trust us - you're going to be the only one who knows it's there. The measurements on the dress are: Bust 36", waist 27", length 43". The bolero measures 40" across the bust and is 15" long. We'd recommend no larger than a modern 6 for this.  It will make you reminisce about From Here to Eternity if you go back that far, or Pearl Harbor, if you don't.  $395