Category: mid-1930s style dresses

« Marcia », a mid-1930s style stripey day dress

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This darling mid- 1930s inspired stripey cotton is the epitome of the love of playing with stripes on a dress in the thirties. Cut on the bias it screams geometric art deco heaven. The panelling in the front skirt creates a fun zig-zag effect and the back has also an inverted v created by the centre seam, both in the bodice and skirt. It features three little pockets, two on front of bodice and one on the skirt, cut on the grain that contrast with the bias of the rest of the dress. The panelling of the bodice with the centre seam creates a t, extending to the short kimono type sleeves. The belt features a vintage bakelite buckle. The v- neck collar follows the overall geometric style of the dress. Snap fasteners at the side.

”Peggy”, a lovely mid- 1930s style plaid cotton darling

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This beautiful bias cut mid-1930s inspired plaid cotton dress is yet another perfect example of the detailing in the fashions of the era. The large double layered “cravat”, in plaid cotton and off white silk crepe de chine with a vintage button adds a fun touch to the front bodice. These kind of geometric shapes were all the rage in those times. It points at yet another very art deco style feature in the skirt’s central panel with it’s pointy shape. The balloon style 3/4 length sleeves were also very popular then. The v- neck and the cuffs of the sleeves are in off white silk crepe de chine. The dress fastens at side seam with snap fasteners.

Mid-1930s style wool crepe darling

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This lovely bottle green wool crepe mid- 1930s inspired dress is an adaptation from an earlier design of mine from 2009, here presented with long raglan cut bishop sleeves and contrasting cream silk cuffs.
The striking large cream silk bow down the front of the bodice with a deep v neckline is typical of the 1930s style and a fantastic contrast to the deep green of the mid- calf length dress. The vintage cream button attached to the little flap on the bodice with an art deco style cut panelling also adds to the eye-catching front. It also features two kick pleats down the front of the skirt. The bodice is gathered at the back. The belt has an original vintage buckle. Two darts at the back of the skirt. Snap fasteners at the side seam.

My homage to the 1930s Macclesfield stripe dress

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I got inspired to remake this beautiful striped dress while visiting the Macclesfield Silk Museum. Here the mid-1930s style inspired lovely in yellow, dark grey and white rayon plays with the horizontal and vertical placing of the striped fabric pieces creating a fantastic art deco style design very popular in the era. The bodice has an interesting jabot type insert down the front with a collar and with the nice detail of a trio of bakelite buttons and pin tucks at the shoulders. The sleeves also have the familiar contrast of horizontal and vertical and the button detailing. The top stitched centre seam on the skirt features a kick pleat. Fastens with snap fasteners at the side.