Late 1930s Button Front Dress Sewing Pattern bust 34 b34 McCall reproduction
$24.00
Dated to December 1936
Size: 34″ bust, 28″ waist, 37″ hips
Pattern features two Styles of the Button Front Dress with Jabot Pattern
There are 22 pattern pieces in this set. Due to the large number of pieces, we advise this pattern should be purchased by the more experienced garment builders.
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Late 1930s Button Front Dress Sewing Pattern bust 34 b34 McCall reproduction
$24.00
Dated to December 1936
Size: 34″ bust, 28″ waist, 37″ hips
Pattern features two Styles of the Button Front Dress with Jabot Pattern
There are 22 pattern pieces in this set. Due to the large number of pieces, we advise this pattern should be purchased by the more experienced garment builders.
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On all US Orders over $50!
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Why Choose This Pattern?
This Late 1930's Button Front Dress with Jabot pattern was published by The McCall Pattern Company
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Pattern 9047 was advertised in the December 1936 issue of McCalls page 97, in an article titled "Back Talk."
"This brand of back talk is about back flaunting fulness. It is the newest thing in a new dress, day or evening. It is the thing that is putting friskiness in the stepping-out of our best dressed women. It does nice things or one's exits. In such a dress your leave-taking has flair and flare. And if, in your back-flared frock you look so interesting from the rear that perfect strangers run cross-lots just to meet you face to face, nothing can be done about that. Another piece of back talk going around just now, is about a swallow-tail peplum. Ladies are taking to coat-tails, and looking charming in them. A coat-tail peplum greatly changes the look of a simple tailored dress, and for the better. But all the new dresses manage to look very different one way or another. That is because some of them are made of broadcloth. And because all of them are quite short and youthful. And most of them have full swinging skirts. And besides, there is so much color. Even black dresses can't stick to all black for any length of time. New ones have something red or green or purple or royal blue about them somewhere. And lots of the new ones are soft, or at least a little soft here and there.
But the frock for you to put on after dark are the real thrillers. They make you want to rush right out to a photographer. And a good idea, too, with Christmas coming on. You will pick up their wide wide skirts and set them far out around you, feeling all the time like a Dolly Madison at the very least. Their tiny waistlines, sans belts and so beautifully smooth, will fill you with pride, and send you screaming into a shop for a new girdle. Their fabrics will leave you breathless. The embroidered ones are darling. Also the satin broaches and the glowing lames. And if the fabric is soft, the slip could be stiff, for the wide the hem the more engaging."
About Pattern 9047, the article added, "Creed's way of making a dress with back fulness is shown. The bodice, waistline and hip fit smoothly, and in back the skirt zooms out from there."
On the packaging, the set was described as "Junior Miss Dress. Button front waist ends in a detachable collar with a jabot. Long straight or short tucked sleeves. Three back pleats give fullness to the skirt. Removable belt."
2 variations of the Button Front Dress with Jabot Pattern can be created from this pattern.
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The pattern was designed to fit the size and shape of a late 1930s woman with 34” bust, 28” waist and 37” hips. This is the only size we offer for this pattern.
For resizing information, see https://pastpatterns.com/resizing-vintage-patterns/
There are 22 pattern pieces in this set. Due to the large number of pieces, we advise this pattern should be purchased by the more experienced garment builders.
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Materials required
Dress: 4-3/8 Yds. 36" fabric.
McCall's suggested fabrics for this pattern set include, "crepes, broadcloth, faille, novelty woolens, velour, taffeta, pique, cloque, challis, linen, duvetyn, and jacquard."
Saundra Altman, our founder and noted fashion historian, suggested using, "colors including royale blue, ruby wine, peacock blue, forest green, navy blue, brown, black, and Venetian violet," for a period-accurate garment.
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The package includes copies of the original artwork, displaying both front and back views of the two variations that can be produced from this pattern set, on the front cover. On the back cover is a pattern diagram, material requirement charts, sizing charts and the suggested fabrics list. Inside the booklet is the McCall's Cut and Sew Guide, an extensive set of written instructions on cutting the fabric and building the garment, a copy of Lesson 8 from the American College of Dressmaking, circa 1914, on Stitching the Skirt. There is also historical information on the paper pattern industry from the mid 1910s. We include our Past Patterns Guide to Editing Garments Due to Bust Size. The patterns are hand-drawn, emulating the originals, and are computer printed on 36" wide sheets.
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Our patterns are printed on 20 lb. white paper and packaged in reusable plastic. We always attempt to offer the most reasonable shipping rates for domestic and international orders. Multi item purchases are automatically adjusted for combined shipping.
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Additional information
| Weight | 9 oz |
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| Dimensions | 13 × 10 × 2 in |
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