Hi Dear Folk,
Did you watch Witness For The Prosecution on Acorn? I thought it was very well done, remember the older version with Marlene Dietrich?
This is the character Alice Mayhew sitting in her kitchen, so typical of the time. Her husband's fortunes change after solving or not solving the case and here they are on vacation in Trouville, France.
As soon as I saw this dress I just fell in love with it. Such simple lines, with the yellow stripe fabric and contrasting wide band, with the stripe picked up again at the bottom. I could see this in a linen.
Notice the hand stitching around the neck.
And picked up on the edge of the sleeves. This was set after WWI so we are possibly looking at early twenties. I took these photos off the TV so quality is not that good, but you get the idea.
I ran across this pattern on eBay it is a copy of an original and not all the parts are there, but isn't it unique, I like the yoke, coming across and then down the front of the dress in one piece. I may splurge out for this, as I can't find anything I like as much and would be authentic, the pattern is dated 1921. Note the half belt, which I think can be worn either across the front, or across the back of the dress.
These photos were taken in the countryside around Sible Hedingham, Essex, England.
Here is a picture of my grandma, mum's mum circa 1925 so a tad later but not much. The original photos are not too good. Kitty Edith was born in 1906 so was about nineteen years old in these photos. Note the yoke front piece and the half belt.
Here is grandma again with Basil my granddad. She has a clutch purse tucked under her arm. The other girls are quite stylish in their cloche hats, on the back of the photo grandma wrote that she was sporting a bob.
Why am I posting all these 1920's dress photos, well I have decided to join Tanya at her blog Mrs Hughes for the Dress Like Your Grandma Sewing Challenge.
It should be fun. Now I've got to get that pattern, pull out the sewing machine and get going.
Christine
Did you watch Witness For The Prosecution on Acorn? I thought it was very well done, remember the older version with Marlene Dietrich?
This is the character Alice Mayhew sitting in her kitchen, so typical of the time. Her husband's fortunes change after solving or not solving the case and here they are on vacation in Trouville, France.
As soon as I saw this dress I just fell in love with it. Such simple lines, with the yellow stripe fabric and contrasting wide band, with the stripe picked up again at the bottom. I could see this in a linen.
Notice the hand stitching around the neck.
And picked up on the edge of the sleeves. This was set after WWI so we are possibly looking at early twenties. I took these photos off the TV so quality is not that good, but you get the idea.
I ran across this pattern on eBay it is a copy of an original and not all the parts are there, but isn't it unique, I like the yoke, coming across and then down the front of the dress in one piece. I may splurge out for this, as I can't find anything I like as much and would be authentic, the pattern is dated 1921. Note the half belt, which I think can be worn either across the front, or across the back of the dress.
These photos were taken in the countryside around Sible Hedingham, Essex, England.
Here is a picture of my grandma, mum's mum circa 1925 so a tad later but not much. The original photos are not too good. Kitty Edith was born in 1906 so was about nineteen years old in these photos. Note the yoke front piece and the half belt.
Here is grandma again with Basil my granddad. She has a clutch purse tucked under her arm. The other girls are quite stylish in their cloche hats, on the back of the photo grandma wrote that she was sporting a bob.
Why am I posting all these 1920's dress photos, well I have decided to join Tanya at her blog Mrs Hughes for the Dress Like Your Grandma Sewing Challenge.
It should be fun. Now I've got to get that pattern, pull out the sewing machine and get going.
Christine
That will be a very interesting project. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Happy sewing!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Love that striped fabric - perfect for the beach!
ReplyDeleteI love your old photos and look forward to seeing the completed dress.
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