40s Black Cocktail Dress Shirred by Original Nan ParkerThis 40s dress originally had a large yoke of black netting, framed by the band of black crepe that still encircles the neck creating a vee in front. Net is often fragile, and only fragments remain in the neckline seams. But the dress is still quite wearable as is, and perhaps sexier than before. The bodice has very short raglan sleeves that are cuffed at outer edge of the shirred and padded shoulders. The bodice is shaped by being gathered into the