An excellent and highly wearable 1950s cotton day dress in a really nice print. And, of course, it has a Peter Pan collar … B34, W26, which is about a modern 6-8. Click on the picture to head to the auction.

The buttons are non-functional. I know lots of folks have a beef with non-functional buttons (they're probably the same folks that demand language be 'logical') but I don't mind 'em. Sometimes you just need things whose only function is to look nice. In this case, the function of these buttons is to provide a path for the eyes to follow up to the collar. That's their job, and they do it nicely. Don't ask them to hold something together, too!

(Note to regular readers: I'm traveling this week and next and may be late posting some days, but I do intend to post every day …)