Own Name 126: 1930s Uncut Plus Size Day Dress 40 Bust Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1933 Our Own Pattern No. 126 - Ladies' and Misses' Dress
Original 1933 Our Own Pattern No. 126, produced by the New York Pattern Company under its "Our Own" trade name, for a ladies' and misses' dress that closes under the left arm. The collarless waist has buttoned-over, scalloped fronts and short kimono sleeves that may be lengthened with tailored sleeves, while the two-piece circular skirt is pressed in inverted plaits at each side of the center-front and center-back with a two-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: Our Own No. 126 (New York Pattern Company)
- Year: 1933
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Dress
- Size: 40 (40" Bust, 43" Hip)
- Condition: Factory Folded and Unused
- Glassine Envelope: Included, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas - a little worn
Design
The waist takes its character from a scalloped, buttoned-over front, shown in the envelope's illustration as an asymmetric diagonal closing trimmed with a pair of buttons at the shoulder - a decorative echo of the diagonal seaming running through the printed fabric below. Sleeves are cut kimono-style, in one with the bodice, and are drafted short but can be lengthened into a tailored sleeve if a longer style is wanted. Below the waist, a two-piece hip-yoke smooths the fit before the skirt releases into inverted plaits pressed down each side of both the center-front and center-back - twice the plait treatment of a simpler design. Eight pieces total.
A Moment in Fashion History
A scalloped, buttoned-over front was a small but effective way to break up an otherwise plain bodice with real dressmaking interest, while kimono sleeves drafted to convert to tailored ones gave a home sewer real flexibility from a single pattern. Pressing inverted plaits at both the front and back of the skirt, rather than just one, gave a fuller, more considered flare through the hem. This pattern was sold under the New York Pattern Company's "Our Own" trade name and includes the original glassine outer envelope stamped for Barron Bros., the small Texas store where it was originally sold.
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.
