dress
back side 1934 silver lavendar gradiating into burgandy satin dress made in anticipation of the PEERS 1930 Hollywood dance. The back of this dress has all the elegant lines from the 1930s.

"Close-fitting and flared dress, floor-length, has bias collar, shoulder straps, front extending into capelet with contrast facing, hemline godets and side-snap closing."

Pattern: Vintage Vogue 2609 Original 1934 Design size 12. Drawing on front of pattern more elegant looking than actual dress. Bust is gathered along seam in pattern but drawings show smooth lines without gathers. Topstitching of godets would also ruin the smooth lines, so I pieced them in. Pattern layout and pattern piece #5 says to cut 1, but need to cut 2. Back facing seemed a little short. Usually a size 12 would be too big for me, but bust was tight (runs small).



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