vintage 1950's knit set ...classic KIMBERLY navy blue pointelle knit cardigan & skirt set

true vintage 1950's (1959) KIMBERLY pointelle navy blue knit classic cardigan & knife pleated skirt set

Kimberly was formed in 1946 by Jack and Helen Lazar and was trademarked in 1947 in New York. Their first product was wool sweaters and soon matching knit skirts were added. The company continued to develop new products made from double knit wool, including dresses, suits, and coats.

At first their garments were made from 100% wool, but they began making mixtures of wool and Dacron and Orlon in the 1950s (to prevent sagging). They were also a buyer of Paris originals, taking a couture dress and adapting it to knitwear. By the mid 1960s Kimberly was one of the largest privately owned clothing manufacturing companies in the US. 

(courtesy of vfg)

DETAILS

• classic silhouette

• knife pleated flared skirt
  

• original belt
  

MEASUREMENTS:

Measurements given are ''actual'' measurements of the item taken from the outside of the garment. Please consider your individual comfort and compare measurements accordingly. For more information regarding our sizing, or measurement process please review our

SIZE & MEASUREMENT GUIDES

vintage size 12 (has lots of stretch)

sweater, bust-38" (flat unstretched), shoulders-15.5", sleeves-23", length-23.5"

skirt, waist-26-40", hips-39-60", length-27"

CONDITION:

excellent- appears to have been hardly worn.

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