Own Name 174: 1930s Uncut Misses Street Dress Sz 38 Bust Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 174 - Ladies' and Misses' Front-Closing Dress
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 174 for a women's front-closing dress in ladies' and misses' sizing, an Own Name pattern produced by the New York Pattern Company. Long raglan sleeves have deep turned-back cuffs and can be made short, and the dress comes with both a detachable cape-collar and a scarf collar to wear with it, over a four-piece circular skirt with an inverted plait at center-front and a removable belt. Size 20 (38" Bust). Factory Folded and Unused.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: Own Name No. 174
- Year: 1933
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Front-Closing Dress
- Size: 20 Years (38" Bust, 41" Hip)
- Condition: Factory Folded
- Glassine Envelope: Included, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas - a little worn
Design
Own Name Pattern 174 closes down the front, with long raglan sleeves finished in deep turned-back cuffs, perforated to shorten. Two separate collar options are provided: a detachable cape-collar, shown in the illustration in a contrasting fabric, or a scarf collar, letting the same dress take on two different necklines. Below the waist, a four-piece circular skirt is pressed in an inverted plait at center-front and attached under a removable belt; a leather belt may be worn in its place. Width at the lower edge runs about 1¾ yards, and in this size the dress measures 50 inches at center-back from neck to lower edge, including a 3-inch hem. Size 20 takes 3¾ yards of 39-inch fabric (or 4⅛ yards of 35-inch, or 2½ yards of 54-inch) for the long-sleeved dress with contrasting collar and cuffs, or 3⅜ yards of 39-inch for the separate short-sleeved dress, plus 1 yard of 39-inch contrasting fabric for the cape collar and cuffs and 1 yard of 35-inch contrasting fabric for the scarf collar. The pattern has 12 pieces, cut with one-half pattern provided.
A Moment in Fashion History
A dress that shipped with two interchangeable collars, a structured cape-collar in a contrasting fabric and a softer scarf collar, let one garment cover a surprising range of occasions with a single change at the neckline. The raglan sleeve, easier to fit and to sew than a set-in sleeve, was a practical favorite for a home-sewn dress meant to earn its keep. This is an Own Name pattern: the New York Pattern Company issued these envelopes without its usual branding, so that a department or dry-goods store could sell them as a house line. This copy comes from that world. Its original glassine envelope survives, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas, the small dry-goods store where the pattern was originally sold. The glassine usually took the brunt of decades of handling damage before the envelope did, so a surviving glassine, even a worn one, is a genuine rarity.
Connections
This pattern is part of our ongoing exhibit, In Name Only - a growing collection of New York Patterns and Own Name Patterns from the 1930s. Come take a look.
