Own Name 106: 1930s Uncut Misses 2 Piece Dress Sz 34 B Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 106 - Ladies' and Misses' Jacket and Skirt
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 106, an Own Name pattern produced by the New York Pattern Company, for a ladies' and misses' two-piece suit. The separate jacket has underfaced fronts rolled into revers and set-in three-quarter length sleeves, perforated for a shorter sleeve with turned-back cuffs, while the six-piece circular skirt closes at the left side seam. Factory Folded and Unused, with its original glassine outer envelope included, a little worn.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: Own Name No. 106 (New York Pattern Company)
- Year: 1933
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Jacket and Skirt
- Size: 16 Years (34" Bust, 37" Hip)
- Condition: Factory Folded and Unused
- Glassine Envelope: Included, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas - a little worn
Design
This is a true two-piece suit rather than a dress with a matching jacket effect - the jacket and skirt are separate garments, cut and finished on their own. The jacket's fronts are underfaced and rolled back to form wide revers, shown open over the bodice in the envelope's illustration and belted at the waist with a self-fabric belt and buckle. Set-in sleeves run three-quarter length, and are perforated so the same sleeve pieces can be cut shorter with a turned-back cuff instead. The skirt is a six-piece circular design closing at the left side seam, giving a smooth, gently flared line through the hip and hem. Ten pieces total.
A Moment in Fashion History
The tailored suit took on real versatility in the early 1930s, with rolled rever jackets like this one bridging daytime tailoring and the era's softer, longer skirt silhouettes. Selling the jacket and skirt as one pattern, rather than as separate garment patterns, let a home sewer produce a coordinated suit for the price and effort of a single project. Like its neighbors in this Own Name run, this pattern was produced by the New York Pattern Company but sold under an independent Texas retailer's own house label - Barron Bros., whose original glassine outer envelope survives with this copy.
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.
