1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-stephen-burrows This is one of those

This is one of those dresses that you know is going to work every time you put it on

the most amazing sleeves with tight cuffs and a huge billow effect just above and buttons down the front with matching fabric covered buttons

Fully lined in a hand set silk and closes with a back metal and nylon zipper

The skirt below has two layers

There is a light spot on the edging between the buttons

1940s Elmar Designs New York Ostrich Feather & Net Veil Hat w Bow designer-stephen-burrows This is one of thoseThis late 1940s topper is very chic and dramatic. Elmar Designs was a small millinery shop that operated out of New York from the 1940s to the 1960s. One of their hats is held in the Indianapolis Museum of Art's permanent collection and they seem to have centered primarily around making hats with veils. This example of their work is quite charming. The top portion is a flat disc that has deep charcoal grey and black feathers placed around an center