1950s wrap dress

I was browsing through 1950s vintage pattern images recently, and I found quite a number of patterns of ‘wrap-around’ dresses. These are basically dresses without a side seam, they only…

Buttons down the one side of the skirt, very clever!

Double wrap apron dress pattern. Back panel wraps around to the front and buttons at waist via tabs that slip through buttonholes. Front panel wraps around to the back and is tied with a bow at back waist.

Another new listing. I adore the 40's, and a WRAP Dress to boot! Simplicity 2842 copyright 1949 Size 14 Bust 32 Waist 26 Hips 35 Complete ...

Butterick 8151; ca. 1957; QUICK 'N EASY WRAP-AROUND DRESS. Only 3 main pattern pieces ... quick tape-bound finish for this all day casual. View A has the entire back and skirt in contrasting fabric with the front. View B is all of one fabric. Note how similar this is to the famous 1952 "Walk-Away" Dress, Butterick 6015, later reissued in 1999 as part of the the Retro Series and renumbered as 6173. [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your…

walk into it… button once… wrap and tie… How could there be a simpler way to get dressed? Even in the 1950s, women looked for ways to simplify their busy lives, and the Swirl wra…

Butterick 4899; ca. 1951; One-Piece Dress: Wrap-Around Back. Wrap-around dress is "Quick and Easy " to sew. It has a bertha-type collar and one large pocket on the skirt. The wrap-around back makes it easy to launder and iron. Sleeveless version (A), short sleeves (B). Rick-rack trim (B). [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!] Lisa Sullivan can contact…

Today I have another of the articles I wrote several years ago for my website. I hope you enjoy it. The Swirl wrap dress story starts in Philadelphia with the L. Nachman and Son Company, which was…

Spadea 1014; 1950s; Vera Maxwell - Misses' Dress. [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]

Happy Birthday to me! 🙂 I wanted to finish up a sewing project in time for my birthday today! With my megaproject jacket complete, I was able to resume some regularly scheduled sewing. Which right now is all about filling in my spring and summer wardrobe! I pulled a pattern out of my stash that... Read more »