Own Name 102: 1930s Uncut Misses Street Dress Sz 36 B Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 102 - Ladies' and Misses' Dress
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 102, an Own Name pattern produced by the New York Pattern Company, for a ladies' and misses' dress that closes under the left arm. The waist has a V-shaped neck in front and a higher neckline at back finished with an attached collar, while long set-in sleeves with applied cuffs are perforated for a shorter sleeve option. A six-piece circular skirt is attached to the waist under a removable belt. Factory Folded and Unused, with its original glassine outer envelope included, a little worn.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: Own Name No. 102 (New York Pattern Company)
- Year: 1933
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Dress
- Size: 36 (36" Bust, 39" Hip)
- Condition: Factory Folded and Unused
- Glassine Envelope: Included, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas - a little worn
Design
This dress closes under the left arm rather than down the center front, giving the bodice an uninterrupted V-shaped neckline that rises to a higher, collared neckline at the back. The envelope's own illustration plays up this V with a bow tied at its point and a lighter, patterned yoke effect above a darker skirt and lower bodice - the kind of two-tone styling home sewers could easily reproduce with a contrasting yoke fabric. Long set-in sleeves finish in applied cuffs, and are perforated so the same pieces can be cut for a shorter sleeve instead. Below the waist, a six-piece circular skirt - about two and one-eighth yards around the hem in this size - is attached under a removable belt. The pattern is cut in eleven pieces.
A Moment in Fashion History
The early 1930s favored long, bias-cut lines and let a single well-placed detail - a V neckline, a tied bow, a contrast yoke - carry a dress's personality rather than heavy trimming. As with other patterns in this Own Name group, this one was produced by the New York Pattern Company but sold under an independent retailer's own house label rather than the company's national brand name - in this case, through Barron Bros., a small Texas store, whose glassine outer envelope survives with this copy despite decades of handling.
Connections
This pattern is part of our ongoing exhibit, In Name Only - a growing collection of New York Patterns and Own Name Patterns from the 1930s. Come take a look.
