Vintage 1940s Ladies Suit Jacket Grey Gabardine WWII Era Size M WWII patriotic pin This is a loose fitting

This is a loose fitting garment

but I would guess “3X beaver”

taking into account the style of the dress and that it is short waisted:

The WPL numbers pre-dated RN textile numbers and were issued between 1941 and 1959

Vintage 1940s Ladies Suit Jacket Grey Gabardine WWII Era Size M WWII patriotic pin This is a loose fittingThis is a vintage 1940s era suit jacket made of grey coloured gabardine wool. The jacket most likely dates to WWII due to the grey colour coloured dyes were sourced mostly from Europe and the war interrupted supply, so many garments were made in neutral colours like grey, beige or khaki. It has high set wide notched lapels, rounded at the edges, square padded shoulders, long sleeves with turned cuffs, tab and button decorated shallow side pockets and