Vintage Clothing 1940s Moordale Suit Made to Pass for Couture with Hand Tailoring

According to our research, this suit dates to 1949 based on the fashion illustrations and advertisements produced by the company, Moordale Casuals Incorporated.

Moordale produced elegant suits for upper class women starting in 1942 when they first registered their trademark and name.

Mooredale's advertisements appear in some of the most exclusive fashion magazines including Vogue during their early years. Some fo the most famous runway and photography models worked for Moordale. The company's logo was Junior suits, a size...not an age.

Moordale's suits were designed and marketed that their tailoring

appeared to be couture, when it was actually ready-to-wear. However, the overall quality and design is immediately evident with this suit and such gorgeous tailoring is rarely seen in today's ready-to-wear market. In fact, only the most basic piecing is done by machine on this suit. The rest is entirely hand sewn.

The suit features a flared jacket with perfect princess seams and double breasted darts. The sleeves end just above the wrist and are designed to be accessorized with fine gloves. The slim pencil skirt looks absolutely sleek beneath the fitted, high waisted jacket.

There are five hand-covered, fabric buttons with hand sewn button holes. The collar and double lapels are hand finished. Four glass rhinestones add just the right amount of tasteful sparkle. These are prong-set in brass findings. The elegant mauve lining is made from heavy rayon crêpe.