Ladies Home Journal 3920: 1920s Uncut Misses Blouse 42B Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original Circa 1924 Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 3920 - Blouse
Original circa 1924 Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 3920 for a ladies' and misses' blouse with a surplice front closing gathered to a three-piece straight lower band. Full-length kimono sleeves gather to wristbands and are perforated for a short-length option finished with cuffs. Factory Folded and Unused.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: LHJ No. 3920
- Year: Circa 1924, confirmed via Vintage4me2's Ladies' Home Journal catalog cross-reference, page 119
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Blouse
- Size: 42
- Condition: Factory Folded
Design
This six-piece blouse crosses at the front in a soft surplice closing, gathered down into a snug three-piece lower band at the hip rather than left loose — a fitted finish against the blouson-style bodice above. The kimono sleeve is cut in one with the body, gathered to a wristband at full length, and perforated so it can be cut short and finished with a separate cuff instead, giving the pattern real range from a cool short-sleeved summer version to a long-sleeved cooler-weather one.
A Moment in Fashion History
Pattern 3920 appears in Vintage4me2's own holdings of a 1924 Ladies' Home Journal catalog, on the same guide-chart page as nearly a dozen other blouse and waist patterns of the season. The surplice front and kimono sleeve were dressmaking staples of the era, prized for how easily they could be cut and assembled at home without the tailoring of a set-in sleeve.
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 blouse is one of three distinct takes on the ladies' blouse featured together on the same page of our 1924 Ladies' Home Journal catalog — each solving the era's move away from a fitted waist in its own way. See our other two blouses from that same page: the left-side-front closing Pattern 3824, and the straight-hanging, sashed Pattern 3898.
