On a Vintage Corduroy Dress

Last month I came across an item that's been on my vintage wish list for a while, a corduroy dress and to make it even better it's red! Based on the style, the sizing, and a few other things, I'm guessing it's late 1950s or early 60's.  

While we seemed to be heading toward warmer weather, a couple weeks ago we had a few days of cooler temperatures and I knew I had to wear my dress before it got too hot and I'd have to wait months before I could wear it again.

This dress has a lot of interesting details that I love with the skirt being made up of panels that aren't really visible in these photos and the bodice having not only some small pleats, but a bow and buttons as well.

Admittedly, I'm still not sure what I think about the bows and the pleats under them on the back. 

I almost always forget to share a photo of the pin I wearing, but I'm trying to make more of an effort to remember to include one. I ended up with this tiny poodle in a lot of pins I found on etsy, which seemed much more suited to the dress than the other pompous poodle I tend to like to wear with black and red outfits. 
 

Other than needing the hook part of the fastener sewed on again and the side seam right above the pocket needing a few stitches, this dress is in wonderful condition. Interestingly, construction wise, the tops of the pockets were left open and unpinked. To me this seems somewhat odd for a fabric that frays like crazy (my leggings and shirt had red fuzz all over it at the end of the day), although most of vintage dresses either have a patch pocket or no pocket at all, so maybe it's more common than I realize.

(The second, third, and fourth photos taken by my co-worker.)

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