Afternoon all,
I was looking at simplicity's 1940s patterns but they only state the decade
not the year, as I have done barely any research on 20th century fashion
trends I really can't workout which end of the decade these patterns come
from. My local costuming guild has tentative plans for
Oops, looks like the Simplicity link didn't work the patterns I'm looking at
are
Simplicity 3688 http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=3688 and
Simplicity 4044 http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=4044
Elizabeth
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com
Good Morning (my time!) Elizabeth,
IMO, I would go with the Vogue pattern, for a different reason. Today,
Butterick and Vogue are owned by the same company. I don't know if this was
so in the 1940s. In my personal knowledge, this has been so since the
1970s. My books are in disarray right
The Vogue pattern looks like several 1940s suits that I have seen in museum
collections. The Simplicity patterns look more like their patterns from the
late 1970s/early 1980s patterns when they went through a retro of the 1940s.
Penny Ladnier
Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites
Adding to Penny's useful post: If you want the real thing, eBay is a good
source for old patterns, and they often have the precise year on them. Last
time I did this (which was some years ago) I also found that there were a
number of web vendors specializing in vintage patterns.
Be aware that
Please note that the copyright date on vintage commercial patterns NEVER
matches the actual date of issue. For some reason, they copyright date,
which is the only date I've ever seen on these, is always EARLIER than the
actual pattern and style.
The Vogue pattern (2885) looks very much like a
In a message dated 4/1/2009 3:29:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
pe...@costumegallery.com writes:
The Simplicity patterns look more like their patterns from the
late 1970s/early 1980s patterns when they went through a retro of the 1940s.
**
The fit on that 1st one of the
If you're considering Simplicity patterns, I'd recommend the ones
designed by Theresa LaQuey. She know the period inside and out, and
does stunning custom work as well. And she must have good education
skills, because she managed to do something I was never able to pull
off: She taught
Look online for images of vintage fashion. Some sites have actual magazine
ads from the years you want, some even from Australia.
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Elizabeth Walpole
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:12
There was(is) a BBC show on PBS called Foyle's War - it is set in England
during WWII.
I know this won't help you with patterns, but it would help with seeing exactly
what the common person would wear (hair, fabric choices, shoes, etc) during War
Time England. Unfortunately the main
In a message dated 4/1/2009 5:26:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
purpl...@optonline.net writes:
There was(is) a BBC show on PBS called Foyle's War - it is set in England
during WWII.
**8
Funny, I immediately thought of Jewel in the Crowna miniseries in
India at
I found this on lanetzliving.com while checking to see what 1940's patterns
she has in stock. The design is a novel idea for frugal times.
http://www.lanetzliving.net/inc/sdetail/88384
Joan
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One of my preferred websites for vintage patterns is www.lanetzliving.com.
Janet, the owner, is very helpful. She is in the US and has a good
selection of patterns--including knitwear, crochet and needlework--going
back to the 1920's. Vintage patterns in larger sizes are a little harder to
find.
Ooh, that was a great series! It is available from Netflix.
Kim
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of albert...@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 5:04 PM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1940s patterns
Fun project. It's a great era for suits.
Another source is http://www.oldpatterns.com/ and Misch will sell you
an original pattern.
I also checked the vintage pattern lending library www.vpll.org/ but
Jan doesnt have any suits available. Lots of dresses evening gowns,
tho'.
And FWIW, the
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From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of albert...@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, 2 April 2009 9:04 AM
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1940s patterns (can anyone narrow down the date)
In a message dated 4/1/2009
If you can, get hold of Australian home Journals or even do an ebay
search for them to look at the covers. I believe they could help you.
They were issued monthly and came with 2 or 3 patterns and had
various articles on dress and home economic related things. The
patterns were mostly dresses
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