Hi, Cassandra!
There may be multiple ways 1930s wrap dresses worked.
For instance, you talked about tae kwon do tops. It's possible that
some dresses had both an inside tie and an outside tie (the outside tie
would take the place of a sash or belt). I can't prove it, but I think
this vintage dress shown on Etsy works like that:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/688553627/vintage-1940s-yellow-floral-wrap-dress?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1930s+wrap+dress&ref=sc_gallery-1-1&plkey=4a927a7de786e0af240feda691ae9f72e119090a%3A688553627&frs=1
Here's a 1930s vintage dress with buttons at the waist, like you mentioned:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/597440323/vintage-1930s-day-roses-30s-cotton-wrap?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1930s+wrap+dress&ref=sr_gallery-2-34&organic_search_click=1&frs=1
Here's one that seems to have ties on both sides, which were tied
together in the back.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/556575060/vintage-1930s-dress-linen-waitress?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1930s+vintage+wrap+dress&ref=sr_gallery-1-12&organic_search_click=1&frs=1
I know this doesn't count as research (if only because it's impossible
to be sure that the sellers have provenanced their items correctly), but
maybe you can check out some museum items online to get a better answer
to your question. Good luck!
As for your rayon question, I think rayon was used more for dressy
items, and cotton for casual ones.
On 4/28/19 2:44 AM, Cascio Michael wrote:
Hello All,
Cassandra here. My current costuming has moved into the 20th century
and I'm looking into house dresses and wrap dresses suitable for chasing
children around, doing housework, etc before dressing to go out or see company.
Most of what I can find are either pattern envelopes from the 1920s-1950s or
photos of dresses or women in catalogues. Would a wrap dress cross under and
tie at the inside like a current tae kwon doh uniform and then tie or button on
the outside? Would a working dress only wrap across the front on one side and
then how would it stay closed? I know what I would do but that doesn't mean
that is what was done in the 1920s-1950s period. My family elders who lived in
those decades were either too young or had thrown over convention and wore
pants. Are dots and gingham fairly common for housedresses during those
decades too? I believe rayon became popular in the 1930s but did housedresses
continue to be cotton for washablilty? Glad to see lots of familiar names.
I'm willing to stay here since I like getting a daily digest. I'm retired and
only do computer stuff every few days.
Cassandra
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