Vintage 1940s to 1950s British Navy WRENS Rayon Side Button High Waist Split Skirt Shorts RARE Size XS to L garden_party_tea Sleeves about 8 1/2" long

Sleeves about 8 1/2" long

These beauties hail from the WRNS (nicknamed "Wrens")

wide banded waist

(High/empire) waist to about 31"/32" untied

Vintage 1940s to 1950s British Navy WRENS Rayon Side Button High Waist Split Skirt Shorts RARE Size XS to L garden_party_tea Sleeves about 8 1/2" longKiller vintage athletic shorts or "divided skirts, as they are referred to on their labels" these are British women's military regulation wear in a perfect navy blue color. These beauties hail from the WRNS (nicknamed "Wrens"), the women's branch of the British Royal Navy. Soft and swingy rayon, amazing to the touch they really move when worn. The prettiness of a skirt, the ease and romping fun of shorts. Some date to WWII on the labels (see the date