Sleek Black Silk Charmeuse 2 Pc Cocktail Suit with Bustled Drape Back circa 1940s

Sleek black silk charmeuse 2 piece cocktail suit dress with peaked shoulders, nipped waist and draped bustle back on hem of jacket. Covered buttons, top one missing, shown with a brooch. Pencil skirt with side metal zip and hooks and eyes. Unlined. A few tiny holes on sleeve, a worn spot on right side hem on jacket. By Helen of California. 

Measures

jacket- 16" shoulders, 36" bust, 26" waist, 20" long in front 27" long in back, 24" sleeves

skirt- 24" waist, 40" hips, 33" long