1 hour dress pattern

Historical costuming

Once I knew what the One Hour Dress was, I saw them everywhere. http://theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-one-hour-1920s-...

Before I wrap up my little series about the 1920's 1 hour dress later this week, I thought today I would spotlight a couple examples of the style from real 1920's prints and extant dresses! I scoured Pinterest for surviving examples of the simple "1 hour" style that can be created with the super straightforward pattern. I did find several more examples of what I would call a modified 1 hour, where the skirt was shaped differently or just separated from the bodice at the drop waist and…

I have written quite a lot about the basic 1920's so called '1 hour' dress pattern, and that is because it's super easy to make both th...

I have written quite a lot about the basic 1920's so called '1 hour' dress pattern, and that is because it's super easy to make both the pattern and the dress itself! I have several of them now, and as a curvier gal I like to spread the gospel that 1920's styles are for everyone, not just the thin boyish figures of 1920's fashion plates. It can be next to impossible to find original 1920's garments, let alone affordable wearable ones (they would be nearly 100 years old these days!), so DIY…

Historical costuming

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Introducing the Sauvie Sundress! Yes, summer has finally arrived here in the Pacific Northwest and just in time. It rained for most of June here in Portland so I've been waiting to wear my Sauvie Sundresses all the while wrapped up in sweatpants and toaster sweaters. I'm really excited about this dress because it so comfortable as well as being a quick and easy make AND it has really big pockets. I couldn't decide what Sauvie Dress version to feature here so I made a collage of several mini…

I received a few questions about how exactly to control the side extensions/hip fullness when sewing the 1920's 1 hour dress, so today I decided to break out the muslin and put together three samples to talk about how to sew this section in more detail! It's a good thing I did too, as I discovered just how annoying I find doing the side gathers, but I'll talk about that when we get to it... Here are the three styles of controlling the hip fullness I will cover today. On the left of the stack…