Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Patterns of the Past - Dresses and a Doll Wardrobe from 1955


From the November, 1955 Workbasket magazine, pretty fair examples of mail-order patterns of the time. I don't care much for the skirt to 9140 but I like that top.

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  1. I'd just like to be skinny enough to wear that top.. I have no waist.. never did so it wouldn't work for me.. sure is cute tho.

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  2. Love the doll outfits.

    I'm just the opposite of Pat; I like the skirt, but not the top. As to the dress, it looks too much like my aunts' and grandma's old nurse uniforms.

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  3. Yea, but that skirt is designed to not make you look -quite- so hippy with the fullness and make the top lie smooth, since it comes to that hip line.

    If I wanted to wear these, I'd certainly make that skirt. My butt's already legendary in size.

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  4. I don't know...I'm looking at a horizontal line right at the biggest part of my hip. I'd be veeeerrrrry careful about fabric choices.

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