1940s Style "Rita" Swing Skirt in Wine with Ivory Detailing, Classic 1940s Style

Love this style, lovely rich colour and the fabric is fabulous as usual. The cream detail on this skirt gives it a very elegant look when worn. Must not forget those gorgeous buttons down the front of the skirt.

Reasonably priced skirt and good quality too, it looks lovely on. Did not give 5 stars as a tad on the tight side around the waist (there is no give) but that appears to be the high waisted style, did not exchange for a larger size as that would have been too large so decided to keep. Looking forward to wearing it!

Amazing skirt, lovely light material, great for dancing, I love the colour and the square buttons ♥️

Lovely skirt! Very flowy and comfortable to wear. The color is beautiful too.

The Rita Skirt in Wine is a beautifully detailed, quality skirt from 'Seamstress of Bloomsbury' which I bought from RocknRomance more than a year ago. In the picture I am wearing it as part of 1940s fancy dress and the outfit does not fully show how flattering and well designed it is. The very full flared skirt is cut on the bias and comes in to the waist smoothly without gathers. The waistline is emphasised by the cream piping which continues down the functional (not faux except at the top) button fastening at the front. The skirt also has a zipper at the waist. The angled contrast cream stitched buttonholes and vintage style square buttons really add to the quality vintage feel of this skirt. Like most skirts of this brand it is made from an authentic semi-synthetic rayon crepe de chine. The fabric is pleasantly light and drapey and feels a bit like silk. It is much nicer than modern synthetics. However, it does take a bit more ironing than some fabrics and needs to be treated with care. Many brands recommend hand washing and line drying but are fine in the machine. This fabric must be hand-washed or dry-cleaned to prevent damage. The wine colour is a lovely rich shade, and because of the cream details, the skirt looks fabulous with the Florence Blouse tucked in to it and also looks lovely with all the other cream Seamstress of Bloomsbury blouses I own. This skirt is a just below the knee length for me at 5'9". Most Seamstress of Bloomsbury skirts are 28" long in my size and I now only buy skirts of this length and longer as I find these much more flattering and much more effective for creating a vintage look. I am between a size 10 and 12 in most stores. In this brand I always order a 12 and have got a couple of items in 14. I recommend sizing up, particularly if you are tall because the skirts get longer with size increases, but in this style not much adjustment of the waist size is possible.