40s Cocktail Dress Black Puffed Sleeves Draped Skirt By Martha WeatheredThis sophisticated, film noir style, late 1940s cocktail dress features extra large shoulder pads, short, puffed sleeves with side slits, a tiny faille collar trimming the high neckline, and a horizontal pleat defining the dropped waist seam, below the fitted waist. The skirt has an off center draped panel at the right front, below the large bow at the right hip. Curved seams at the natural waist open up to provide a bit of room in the bust area. The