Ladies Home Journal 3734: 1920s Uncut Toddler Dress Sz 6 Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original circa late 1922 Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 3734 - Girls' Dress
Original circa late 1922 Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 3734 for a girls' dress with a front-neck slip-on opening. This practical everyday design features drop shoulders, a one-piece front and back, and a plaited or gathered side skirt, with the option of a round neck and collar or a lower cut neckline. Factory Folded and Unused.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: Ladies' Home Journal (Home Pattern Co.) No. 3734
- Year: Circa late 1922 (also appears in 1924 LHJ catalog, page 157)
- Garment: Girls' Dress, Front-Neck Opening, Plaited or Gathered Side Skirt
- Size: 6 (24½" Breast)
- Condition: Factory Folded
Design
Pattern 3734 offers a simple, practical wardrobe solution for the mid-1920s girl. The dress opens at the front neck and slips on over the head, closing with a round neckline and collar, or a lower cut neck for View B. Front and back are cut in one piece each, with drop shoulders and a one-piece full-length sleeve gathered to a wristband - or shortened with a cuff for warmer weather. The side skirt sections may be plaited or simply gathered, and a self-fabric sash ties around the waist or through slashed side openings for shape. Seven pattern pieces in all, offering an efficient use of fabric well suited to a growing girl's everyday wardrobe.
A Moment in Fashion History
By the early 1920s, children's clothing had fully embraced the era's move toward ease and practicality. Slip-on dresses with drop shoulders and minimal fastenings reflected both changing ideas about how children should be dressed - simply, comfortably, and without the restrictive tailoring of earlier decades - and the growing home-sewing market's demand for patterns a busy mother could complete quickly. The Home Pattern Company, sole manufacturer of patterns for The Ladies' Home Journal, built its reputation on exactly this kind of clear, accessible design.
Illustration
The cover illustration has been digitally restored and enhanced by Judy Yates to highlight the original fashion artwork while preserving the character and artistry of this historic Ladies' Home Journal pattern envelope.
Connections
This pattern is part of our ongoing exhibit, Ladies Journal NOS - View our entire Ladies Home Journal for a rare glimpse of how sewing patterns were designed and marketed for the whole family.
