The dress (1948 pattern I scaled myself) and hat are made of a rather stiff silk twill. It has a nice smooth finish.
The belt is double fold bias tape folded again and stitched.
The hat band is rayon hem tape since I thought that grosgrain ribbon might be too heavy. The hat is self-lined. I used a hat pattern from 1949 that I think was my grandmother's. I scaled it down to 39% which worked out perfectly. The bottom right is a different way of wearing the hat - higher on the head.
The necklace is sort of a temporary idea. It is just strung on thread and made from some plastic beads I saved years ago from a yard-sale find.
I would like the waist of the dress to be just a tiny bit lower - better for 1948/49 style.
