Looking for info about Skillman/Kingston dress?

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Katen

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I have a lovely little dress by Joy Kingston with fabric by Hope Skillman. I can't find any information online -- I can't even find other dresses for sale -- and was just curious if anyone knew more about their collaboration?

Thanks!
 
A 1949 newspaper article about Joy Kingston stated that she was "...a fairly new to California designer in Los Angeles who is creating an unmistakable stir." It then describes in detail some of the dresses she designed and adds "She works with noncrushable Irish linen and does a series of bare sun top dresses with little jackets or vestees and play shorts beneath. There is a most refined group of chambray dresses with basic design and flawless workmanship made out of beautiful Hope Skillman cotton damask with satin shripe (sic)."

In THESE LINKS to the Californian magazine there are several ads for Kingston designs and some mentions of Skillman, but I don't believe there are any mentions of collaboration between the two.
 
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