Kate Beaver vintage 70s velvet smock pinafore midi dress 70s Hippie / Aubrey beardsley

Stunning deep plum cotton velvet hand printed pinafore by Kate Beaver! 

This is the first in a small collection of three gorgeous arts & crafts inspired pieces by Kate Beaver of Dorset. 

The dress is a classic pinafore smock in a rich, deep plummy purple with a squared neckline and gathering at the front. The best part is of course the hand printed design along the yoke and lower part of the smock. 

This would look fab layered over a tunic or a tight long sleeve jersey...

Do check out our other two Kate Beaver designs...

About the designer....

<<<After leaving art school in 1957, Kate Beaver took inspiration from Aubrey Beardsley (an English illustrator and author) and began appliquéing dresses with Art Nouveau designs. The process was so time-consuming that she soon moved to block-printing. Kate and her artist partner, Robin Rae, worked from their home in Dorset, running a dressmaking and screen-printing business throughout the Seventies. Her designs were always period inspired.>>>

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Label: Kate Beaver Hand printed dresses 

Fabric: velvet / crush velvet / cotton 

Condition: Great vintage condition. The label has some yellow spots on it however the dress itself is pretty much pristine. Sold as vintage.
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Size & Measurements:

Size stated: 12 but please check the measurements stated below as this is a vintage dress.

***Fits like a modern UK 12  /  Euro 40  /  US 8***

Measurements:

Bust: best to fit up to 38" (86cm)

Waist: FREE

Hips: FREE

Total length shoulder seam down front: 42" (107cm)
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