Vintage Hawaiian Hibiscus Floral Flowy Summer Tropical Dress M/L

Vintage Green Floral Barkcloth Hawaiian Summer Dress No tags , fits M/L Heavier weighted fabric, Smocked Bodice Measurements...... armpit to armpit = 18 - 20 inch waist = 15 - 16 inch length = 38 inch An early incarnation of the fabric we now know as barkcloth was produced in France in the 1920’s using cotton mixed with rayon. This woven cloth with a rough, nubby texture was known as Cretonne. By the late 1930's barkcloth was being manufactured in America and was especially popular in Hawaii. Common designs were florals, botanical prints, tropical prints (especially hibiscus flowers and other native plants) . The barkcloth we're familiar with today is a cotton fabric made from densely woven fibres. It’s the texture of the cloth, rather than the fibre of the fabric itself which gives it its distinctive appearance. The elastic is stretched out a bit (in the center ) top of the bodice . It is fine once stretched out on the body.