40s dress

1940s style dress found on Etsy (MarionMayDesigns)

A gem of a dress for this era! We just love love love this pattern! An easily made dress with a roll collar buttoned to the waist. Skirt and sleeves could be finished with braid or embroidery if desired. An extremely rare sewing pattern that will take you from daytime to night-time. Just pull-on your jacket, lace up your sneakers, and off you go or pull on your gloves, lace up your shoes and you are ready for that special occasion. A very versatile indeed. Offered here as: Paper Pattern or…

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Vintage tweed dress

Vintage 1940s WWII Liddy Hop Dress Evening Gown Figue Flatterning Fitted Midriff Sewing Pattern Simplicity 3835 40s Swing Era Size 14 B 32 Simplicity 3835; ©1941; Daytime Dress and Nightgown. Style 1 is an attractive dress cleverly fashioned with simple details.. collarless neckline fastens in front under a crisp bow and the bodice is gathered to the skirt in a pointed seam above the waist. short sleeves are tucked t the lower edges and a belt extends from the side seams and ties in back…

1940s/1950s W:28 Vintage 40s 50s off white nylon sheer seersucker shirtwaist dress short sleeve ties pocket Great 40s/50s dress. Beautiful vintage off white dress made of light weight nylon with seersucker embossing. Shirtwaist bodice with side pocket and short puffed sleeves, collared. Ties at the waistband and skirt with two side slanted pockets. Photographed on fitting form size 2, check measurements. MEASUREMENTS Bust: 36" Waist: 28" Hips: free" Bodice length: 17 1/2" Skirt Length…

Stout. Not exactly a term we hear much today, but back in the 1940s (and earlier), it was the name for what we call plus size clothing today. Juniors, misses, women's, and stout were the categories for dress sizing. The 1940s not only embraced curvy figures, but catalogs photographed real plus size women in the