Vintage 1940s Ladies Suit Jacket Grey Gabardine WWII Era Size M WWII patriotic pin caused by the size label

caused by the size label

The WPL numbers pre-dated RN textile numbers and were issued between 1941 and 1959

who are becoming more and more recognized for their work…

one tiny nibble on the taupe band at the back left hand side

one of these has the name of the owner embroidered on it

Vintage 1940s Ladies Suit Jacket Grey Gabardine WWII Era Size M WWII patriotic pin caused by the size labelThis is a vintage 1940s era suit jacket made of grey coloured gabardine wool. The jacket most likely dates to WWII due to the grey colour coloured dyes were sourced mostly from Europe and the war interrupted supply, so many garments were made in neutral colours like grey, beige or khaki. It has high set wide notched lapels, rounded at the edges, square padded shoulders, long sleeves with turned cuffs, tab and button decorated shallow side pockets and