Advance Pattern Fashion News - October 1945

This 8-page October 1945 Advance Pattern Fashion News, the first fall issue after the war's end, opens with Advance 4031 on the cover, a lumber jacket with a plaid front worn over a pleated skirt. Its pages carry hand-lettered script titles. "Classic Charmers" pairs the cover outfit with two tailored dresses, and "Fashion's Favorites," as featured in Mademoiselle, presents a jacket, skirt and cummerbund and a back-buttoned blouse and skirt. "Sound, Stylish and Smart" adds an afternoon dress with a contrasting sash and two more tailored dresses. Then the issue turns to the holidays: "It's Time to Start Sewing for Christmas" offers two rag dolls with wardrobes and a set of stuffed animals, and the two-page "Gift Corner for Santa's Sewers!" gathers aprons, hats, a handbag set ("save the tax"), bed jackets, a housecoat, men's ties, snow suits, jodhpurs, and a baby bunting. The back page, "Make It Young!," dresses girls in a coat, blouses, and a jumper above the store imprint of Schuster's in Milwaukee. Patterns sold for 15, 25, and 35 cents. Download the full scan for dating patterns, costume research, or simply enjoying 1945 fashion art, and see the list below for patterns from this issue in our shop.

Patterns Featured

• 3175 Men's Ties (page 7)
• 3247 Dickey Set (page 6)
• 3354 Baby Bunting (page 7) - see our listing
• 3391 Stuffed Toys (page 5)
• 3396 Bed Jackets (page 6)
• 3773 Handbag Set (page 6)
• 3781 Boy's or Girl's Snow Suit (page 7)
• 3785 Boy's or Girl's Snow Suit (page 7)
• 3809 Rag Doll and Wardrobe (page 5)
• 3815 Infant's Robe, Bonnets and Jackets (page 7)
• 3901 Peplum Blouse (page 6)
• 3935 Housecoat (page 6)
• 4017 Hats (page 6)
• 4019 Stuffed Animal Set (page 5)
• 4025 Apron Set (page 6) - see our listing
• 4031 Lumber Jacket and Skirt (cover and pages 2 and 4)
• 4032 Tailored Dress (page 2)
• 4033 Girl's Coat (page 8)
• 4034 Child's Blouse (page 8)
• 4035 Girl's Blouse (page 8)
• 4036 Child's Blouse and Jumper (page 8)
• 4037 Child's Jodhpurs (page 7)
• 4038 Tailored Dress (page 4)
• 4039 Rag Doll and Wardrobe (page 5)
• 4040 Afternoon Dress (page 4)
• 4041 Tailored Dress (pages 2 and 4)
• 4042 Blouse and Skirt (page 3)
• 4043 Jacket, Skirt and Cummerbund (page 3)