Recreating a Vintage 1940s Dress
One of my favorite vintage pieces in my collection is this beautiful late 30s, early 40s black rayon dress. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit me, so in this video I'll be sewing a replica as (reasonably) close as possible while exploring the details and intricacies of the original dress.
As the 1930s drew to a close, the straight, boyish silhouette that had defined women's fashion for the past fifteen years evolved into more of an hourglass shape that remained fashionable well into the 1960s. In particular, the late 30s and early 40s was characterized by drapey fabrics, puffed sleeves, gathering, and geometric style lines, all of which this dress exemplify. It even has stiffener sewn into the sleeve cap to further emphasize the puffed sleeve that was later cut out to fit the fashionable squared-off shoulder of the mid-40s!
I hope you enjoy this illustrative, tactile look into fashion history and sewing!
The Closet Historian: https://www.youtube.com/@UCbH0Fj-R756TzpRohxfqKVA
Darted Sleeve Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzHVEbYRSLE
More Vintage Sewing Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrdWkxxlX66Wx7zET4DgP_iXtdlhPcDIi
Music:
Wagon Wheels (https://archive.org/details/78rpmCollection1920s1930sPopularMusic)
YouTube Studio Audio Library (linked below)
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Pattern Drafting
4:53 - Cutting and Marking Fabric
7:17 - Sewing
17:19 - Differences Between Dresses
18:26 - Reveal!
Thanks so much for watching! Feel free to subscribe for more vintage sewing, knitting, and crochet, sock plushie tutorials, and whatever else I feel like doing. See you next time!
Видео Recreating a Vintage 1940s Dress канала Sugar Maple Crafts
As the 1930s drew to a close, the straight, boyish silhouette that had defined women's fashion for the past fifteen years evolved into more of an hourglass shape that remained fashionable well into the 1960s. In particular, the late 30s and early 40s was characterized by drapey fabrics, puffed sleeves, gathering, and geometric style lines, all of which this dress exemplify. It even has stiffener sewn into the sleeve cap to further emphasize the puffed sleeve that was later cut out to fit the fashionable squared-off shoulder of the mid-40s!
I hope you enjoy this illustrative, tactile look into fashion history and sewing!
The Closet Historian: https://www.youtube.com/@UCbH0Fj-R756TzpRohxfqKVA
Darted Sleeve Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzHVEbYRSLE
More Vintage Sewing Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrdWkxxlX66Wx7zET4DgP_iXtdlhPcDIi
Music:
Wagon Wheels (https://archive.org/details/78rpmCollection1920s1930sPopularMusic)
YouTube Studio Audio Library (linked below)
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Pattern Drafting
4:53 - Cutting and Marking Fabric
7:17 - Sewing
17:19 - Differences Between Dresses
18:26 - Reveal!
Thanks so much for watching! Feel free to subscribe for more vintage sewing, knitting, and crochet, sock plushie tutorials, and whatever else I feel like doing. See you next time!
Видео Recreating a Vintage 1940s Dress канала Sugar Maple Crafts
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