Whoops--sorry for the blank post. Yes, Villager was a brand. A
shirtwaist, at least in 1960s terminology, is a dress with a fitted
bodice--bust and
waist darts--and buttons down the center front--attached to a skirt. It
could be full in the 1950s or early 1960s, but by the late '60s was often
A-line. The fabric was often a cotton with a floral sort of serpentine
print. To make the style work with a full skirt, there was a slit placket
opening at center front, or, sometimes, an underarm zipper. I never had
an
authentic Villager dress, but merely homemade styles (that I made
myself.) I
still have the pattern I used, Simplity 8296 from 1969. The A-line view
had
the underarm zipper. I think I used another pattern for the full-skirted
view, which had a slit placket but no underarm zipper.
Dresses could have short sleeves with a turned up cuff, or long sleeves
with a button cuff, and a convertible collar.
Would this be similar to the day dresses worn on shows like Leave it to
Beaver and I Love Lucy?
Denise B
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