Butterick 5994: 1950s Uncut Misses Dress & Jacket 32B Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1952 Butterick Pattern No. 5994 - Dress and Lined Jacket Ensemble
Original 1952 Butterick Printed Pattern No. 5994 for a misses' dress and lined jacket ensemble, styled along slim, neat lines. The jacket is nipped in sharply at the waist, with its collar and cuffs matched to the dress fabric in View A for a coordinated costume look; View B keeps the cropped-sleeve dress and jacket in a single matching fabric. Factory Folded and Unused.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: Butterick No. 5994
- Year: 1952
- Garment: Dress and Lined Jacket Ensemble
- Size: 14 (32" Bust)
- Condition: Factory Folded
Design
Butterick 5994's jacket is the star of the ensemble - fully lined and nipped sharply at the waist for a real hourglass line, with a wide notched collar. In View A, the jacket's collar and cuffs are cut from the dress fabric for a coordinated, two-tone costume effect; View B simplifies things into a single matching fabric for both dress and jacket, with cropped sleeves on the dress itself. Sixteen pattern pieces are included, suggested in crepe, shantung, faille, surah, linen, pique, or lightweight wools.
A Moment in Fashion History
The nipped-at-the-waist jacket was one of the most direct expressions of the postwar silhouette's obsession with a defined waistline - here paired deliberately with a slim, unfussy dress and skirt, showing that the era's structured tailoring could stand entirely on its own without relying on a dramatically full skirt to make its point.
Connections
This pattern is part of our ongoing exhibit, The Ladies of the New Look - a growing collection celebrating Dior's 1947 New Look and its influence: wasp waists, tailoring, peplum shaping, and structured silhouettes. Come take a look.
