Original 1945 Advance Pattern No. 3833 - Jumper and Peasant Blouse

Original 1945 Advance Pattern No. 3833 for a misses' jumper and blouse designed for women's wear in the last year of World War II. The jumper has a scoop neck closed with two buttons, extended cap shoulders, slot pockets, a belt, and topstitched seams, worn over a contrasting tie-neck peasant blouse with long or short sleeves, or made up on its own as a sleeveless dress with a vestee. Factory Folded and Unused.

Quick Facts

• Pattern Number: Advance No. 3833
• Year: Dated 1945, found in the Advance Pattern Fashion News, January-February 1945, Cover and Page 5
• Garment: Misses' Jumper and Blouse
• Size: 16 (34" Bust, 28" Waist, 37" Hip)
• Condition: Factory Folded and Unused

Design

Advance 3833 pairs a jumper with a blouse that can be worn under it or left out entirely. The jumper is cut with a round, scooped neckline closed by two buttons, extended shoulders that cap the arm, and a front placket that runs the full length. Slot pockets are set into the skirt at the hips, a belt marks the waist, and lines of saddle stitching outline the neck, placket, and pockets. The skirt is gored at the front, side back, and back for an easy A-line. The blouse has a gathered, tie-neck front in the peasant style: View 1 with long sleeves gathered into wristbands, View 2 with short sleeves. View 3 makes the jumper into a sleeveless dress with a vestee filling the neckline. In size 16 the jumper is 43 inches long at center back and about 54 inches around the hem.

A Moment in Fashion History

A jumper was one of the most useful garments a wartime wardrobe could hold. Worn over different blouses, one jumper made several outfits, and it could be cut from a modest length of wool or rayon at a time when fabric was carefully allotted. Advance chose this design for the cover of its January-February 1945 Pattern Fashion News, the issue that opened the final year of the war, and described it as a jumper with slot pockets and saddle-stitch trim over a peasant blouse. The soft tie neck and gathered sleeves of the blouse add a touch of romance to an otherwise practical outfit.

Illustration

The envelope front and back are shown as scanned, framed on our blue mat without retouching, so the artwork appears in its true color and condition. View 1 shows the jumper in a gray tweed over a long-sleeve chartreuse blouse, and View 2 reverses the scheme, with a chartreuse jumper over a white short-sleeve blouse. A small figure at the left shows View 3, the sleeveless dress, in a green check.

Connections

This jumper and blouse was the cover pattern of the January-February 1945 Advance Pattern Fashion News, the issue that opened the last year of the war. The same issue offered man-tailored slacks with a short cape, Advance 3827, also in our shop. See the whole issue in our Advance Pattern Fashion News, January-February 1945 digital download, and explore our exhibit celebrating the resourcefulness and everyday style of wartime home sewing, Women of WWII.