Own Name 119: 1930s Uncut Misses Street Dress Sz 38 B Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 119 - Ladies' and Misses' Dress
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 119, 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 yoke front and back, crossed-over fronts, and set-in sleeves, while the two-piece circular skirt is laid in inverted plaits at each side of the center-front with a three-piece hip-yoke, 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. 119 (New York Pattern Company)
- Year: 1933
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Dress
- Size: 20 Years (38" Bust, 41" Hip)
- Condition: Factory Folded and Unused
- Glassine Envelope: Included, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas - a little worn
Design
Both waist and skirt build their shape from yoke construction rather than plain gathering. The waist's front and back yokes anchor a crossed-over closing, giving the wrap-front bodice a bit more structure at the shoulder than a simple lapped front would. Below the waist, the skirt takes the idea further with a three-piece hip-yoke - a right and left front section plus a back - smoothing the fit over the hip before the skirt releases into inverted plaits stitched down each side of the center-front, adding controlled fullness rather than a plain flare. Set-in sleeves finish simply, and the whole design is cinched with a removable belt. Ten pieces total.
A Moment in Fashion History
Hip-yoke construction, especially a three-piece version like this one, let designers add fullness to a skirt exactly where it was wanted - just below the hip - without the bulk of gathering at the waist itself. Paired with stitched-down inverted plaits at the front, the effect was a skirt that stayed smooth through the hip and only released its movement lower down, a refinement typical of more considered early 1930s dressmaking. 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.
