This beautiful pheasant hand-block print is taken from an 18th-century archive document. It has a rich and beautiful history with pieces held by various museums and many speculations as to its origins. We have redrawn the pattern with a few 'Cocteauesque' flourishes, keeping the original repeat intact and the results are wonderfully painterly and hopefully a fitting tribute to this brilliant old design
The Dakota dress is in a poplin cotton, with pockets, buttons on the top half of the dress and a full skirt with three tiers and full-length sleeves
The size chart below is the actual size of the garment, so body size needs to be an inch less or so than the dress size
cm/Inch |
Waist |
Chest |
Shoulder |
Skirt Length |
Body Length |
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XS |
73/28 |
92/36 |
36/14 |
85/29.5 |
40/16 |
S |
78/31 |
98/38.5 |
38/15 |
85/29.5 |
40/16 |
M |
85/33 |
101/39.7 |
40/16 |
85/29.5 |
42/16.5 |
L |
91/35 |
106/42 |
40/16 |
85/29.5 |
45/18 |
XL |
97/38 |
110/43 |
42/16.5 |
85/29.5 |
45/18 |