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 Vogue patterns really are from their old catalog only the instructions & markings are updated for modern seamstresses, or so I'm told. I have several & like them lots. I have done the 1939 evening gown & a heavily tailored jacket from the 30s & 40s reprints. Just so you know, they do require a good fitting muslin & they'll take a bit of tailoring expertise. The Simplicity's are too tamed or toned down to really read with that 40s flair. Of course, it's your choice; you get to wear it. --cin Cynthia Barnes (happy customer & friend of owners) [email protected] > Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1940s patterns > 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 > www.costumegallery.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
