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1930s Children’s Coat – Pictorial Review 6128
View post: 1930s Children’s Coat – Pictorial Review 6128I made our little niece a vintage ’30s coat as a Hannukah gift. For the pattern I used Pictorial Review 6128, a double-breasted coat with optional back belt and pockets. Here’s the diagram and description from the envelope back. It’s a unisex coat for small children, and was available only in sizes 1 to 6:…
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Schiaparelli Patterns, Part 2
View post: Schiaparelli Patterns, Part 2This week, the second part of my series on commercial sewing patterns by Elsa Schiaparelli. (See Part 1 here.) Schiaparelli was one of the eight couturiers who licensed designs for the first Vogue Paris Originals in 1949. Vogue’s first Schiaparelli pattern was a skirt suit with double pockets and one-sleeved blouse, Vogue 1051: The suit…
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