{"product_id":"1960s-vintage-mccalls-sewing-pattern-6217-chic-uncut-misses-cocktail-dress-sz-32-b","title":"1960s Vintage McCalls Sewing Pattern 6217 Chic Uncut Misses Cocktail Dress Sz 32 B","description":"\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOriginal 1957 McCall's Pattern No. 4268 - One-Piece Dress with Slim or Full Skirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003e1957 McCall's Pattern No. 4268\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Misses' and Junior dress offering a choice of slim or full skirt from the same fitted bodice. Complete Nice Condition, with a worn and professionally repaired envelope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e McCall's No. 4268\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dated 1957 on the Envelope Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGarment:\u003c\/strong\u003e One-Piece Dress, Slim or Full Skirt (3 Views)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Junior 11 (31½\" Bust)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete Nice Condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnvelope Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Worn and Professionally Repaired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesign\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dart-fitted bodice with a front midriff section and underarm gussets gives this dress its close, tailored shape, closing with a tie neckband and button front. From that same bodice, the pattern offers two very different silhouettes: View A's slim skirt, worn here with 3\/4 cuffed sleeves for a streamlined look, or the full circular skirt of Views B and C, cut short-sleeved for fuller movement. A center back zipper finishes the closure. This copy also carries McCall's \"Easy-Rule\" feature, marketed as a new exclusive tool for a quicker, more accurate fit. Thirteen pieces in all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Moment in Fashion History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1950s, pattern companies were leaning hard into convertible design -- one bodice, two finished looks -- both to stretch a home sewer's fabric budget and to offer real styling choice within a single pattern purchase. McCall's \"Easy-Rule\" feature, introduced as new on this very envelope, reflects the era's growing emphasis on fit precision as a selling point in its own right. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIllustration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 McCall's pattern envelope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcCall's returned to this same one-bodice, two-skirts idea again and again in the years that followed, restyled for a different occasion each time. See \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintage4me2.com\/products\/1960s-vintage-mccalls-sewing-pattern-5357-easy-misses-cocktail-dress-size-12-32b\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMcCall's 5357\u003c\/a\u003e, a 1960 cocktail dress built on the same convertible bodice; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintage4me2.com\/products\/1960s-vintage-mccalls-sewing-pattern-5885-uncut-misses-party-dress-sz-32-b\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMcCall's 5885\u003c\/a\u003e, a 1961 party dress; and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintage4me2.com\/products\/1960s-vintage-mccalls-sewing-pattern-6755-easy-misses-sun-dress-size-12-32-bust\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMcCall's 6755\u003c\/a\u003e, a 1963 sun-dress -- the same slim-or-full-skirt premise carried from cocktail hour to the beach across six years of McCall's catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Vintage4me2","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67950496481503,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.vintage4me2.com\/products\/1960s-vintage-mccalls-sewing-pattern-6217-chic-uncut-misses-cocktail-dress-sz-32-b","provider":"Vintage4me2","version":"1.0","type":"link"}