Fabulous 1940's Sea Turtle Novelty Print Dress in Rayon / SMA B O U T A fantastic example of late 1940s novelty print dressing, this short sleeve rayon dress is printed in deep magenta with an allover sea turtle motif rendered in black and white bold, graphic, and distinctly of its moment. The turtles are drawn in a stylized, almost totemic manner, filling the ground with dense pattern that reads as sophisticated rather than whimsical. The silhouette is quintessentially 1940s: padded shoulders, nipped waist,