Own Name 127: 1930s Uncut Plus Size Ensemble Suit 40 Bust Vintage Sewing Pattern
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 127 - Ladies' and Misses' Separate Blouse, Jacket and Skirt
Original 1933 Own Name Pattern No. 127, an Own Name pattern produced by the New York Pattern Company, for a ladies' and misses' separate blouse, jacket, and skirt. The sleeveless tuck-in blouse has double-breasted fronts and attached revers, the six-piece circular skirt closes at the left side, and the cropped Eton jacket has set-in sleeves that extend to a point over the top of the arms. Factory Folded and Unused, with its original glassine outer envelope included, a little worn.
Quick Facts
- Pattern Number: Own Name No. 127 (New York Pattern Company)
- Year: 1933
- Garment: Ladies' and Misses' Separate Blouse, Jacket and Skirt
- Size: 40 (40" Bust, 43" Hip)
- Condition: Factory Folded and Unused
- Glassine Envelope: Included, stamped Barron Bros. of Texas - a little worn
Design
The sleeveless blouse tucks into the skirt and closes with a double-breasted front and attached revers, giving it the crisp look of a waistcoat rather than a soft blouse - a foundation the cropped Eton jacket then layers over. That jacket is the design's real signature: its set-in sleeves extend past the shoulder into a distinct point over the top of the arm, a sharper, more architectural shoulder line than a plain set-in sleeve would give. Below, the six-piece circular skirt closes at the left side and falls in the same lightly printed floral as the rest of the ensemble in the envelope's own illustration. Ten pieces total.
A Moment in Fashion History
Nothing in this pattern's own printed description calls it out for sport or activewear - it reads as a tailored daytime ensemble, and the floral print shown on the envelope reinforces that impression. And yet the cover illustration poses its model with a golf club in hand, tucked against her skirt as she stands mid-stride. It's a small but telling detail: pattern companies of the era clearly expected shoppers to read an ensemble like this as suitable for the golf course or country club lawn, floral print and all, even when nothing in the copy itself said so. 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
Nothing about this pattern's own description calls it sportswear, but the envelope's own illustration poses its model with a golf club in hand - a quiet nod to the country-club activity this floral ensemble was apparently meant for. Explore our ongoing exhibits showcasing New York Patterns and Own Name Patterns from the 1930s, In Name Only, and everyday sport and activewear across the decades, Sporty Looks for Active Gals.
