Vintage vogue sewing patterns

Vogue Special Design S-3826; ca. 1935; Evening Frock (Underslip Included). True elegance in the Grecian manner - the perfect evening frock for tall girls who can best show off its classic lines. The blouse drapes to the left shoulder where it is held by a jeweled ornament and continues on to form a soft scarf at the back. The lovely skirt wraps to the left, following the blouse line, is held by a matching ornament at the waist and releases to soft skirt fulness. Notice the low back…

Vogue 8017; ©1953; Negligee or housecoat. Shaped midriff joins the gathered skirt to the bodice. Gathers above midriff release bust fullness. Low V-neck-line. Full, three-quarter length sleeves gathered at armholes, finished on elastic at lower edge; also straight sleeves. Slide fastener closing at centre-front or button and loop closing for midriff. [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]

Vogue 9338; ca. 1975; Half-Size Evening Dress and Cape. Fitted and flared, high waist dress, three inches below mid-knee or evening length has bias cap sleeves gathered to back and to bias draped front bodice. Back zipper closing. Flared, unlined, unconstructed cape in evening length has self-lined

Vogue 6710; ca. 1949; One-Piece Dress "Easy-To-Make". Four piece flared skirt joins bodice at waistline. Front buttons from camisole top to skirt hem. Bare top with or without shoulder straps. Shaped band finished bodice top." Different colorways: Featured in Vogue Patterns catalog, March 1949 and in Vogue Patterns catalog, February 1950 As featured in Vogue Pattern Book, April-May 1949 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow…

Butterick 7790; ca. 1956; Princess line, sleeveless sheath with scooped neckline. Slim calf length pants. Dress length tunic has wide cut neckline, buttons on side to hipline. Worn over dress or pants. [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]

Vogue Paris Original 1343; ©1957; Jacques Heim - One piece dress. Long full skirt with concentrated back fullness from released pleats joins the bodice at waistline. Crossed over pleats released from the front midriff. Low front neckline, deep V in back. The dress, called "Isola Bella", is from the Spring-Summer 1956 collection. Original sketch [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not…

I know I am not alone in spending obscene amounts of time hunting vintage patterns down online. I have, do and will spend entire nights crawling the interwebs ogling what has come to be my favourite sub-genre of the vintage pattern: Vogue Paris Originals. Vogue started printing these in 1949, featuring straight-from-the-muslin reproductions of Balmain, […]

Very Easy Vogue 8477; ca. 1973; Misses' Pants. Wide, flared–legged pants in evening length have elasticized waist. Purchased tops. Featured in Vogue Patterns June/July 1973, Vogue Patterns December 1973, and Vogue Patterns Leaflet January 1974 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]

Vogue 8335; ca. 1972; Misses' Lounge Jumpsuit. Loose-fitting, front or back wrapped jumpsuit has self ties and optional rick-rack trim. Featured in Vogue Patterns Leaflet July 1972

Vogue Couturier Design 599; ca. 1951; Evening Gown. Slim three-piece skirt joins the bare top bodice at waist-line. Draped over bodice sections meet at left shoulder. Looped drape on skirt falls free from waist-line. Featured in Vogue Pattern Book, February/March 1951 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]