Pattern Index
Original and Complete
Month: January 2007
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1924 Ostrich Evening Gown ~ Silver Sheen with Natural Gray and White Ostrich Feathers ~ ~ Description ~
This is the “SHOW-STOPPER” right here. There is just nothing like this extraordinary Ostrich Evening Gown.
This design was reproduced from a French fashion magazine dated December 1924. The caption described a “Mdm L___” who gladly posed at the opera so that Mssr. Soulie could sketch her likeness for the society pages.
The hemline dips lower in the back, and the feathers follow this line. (Yes, you CAN sit down in this dress!) A twisted rope of fabric is hand-sewn to a hidden ribbon to fashion the straps. I have opted for only one convenient, but historically incorrect, design feature by using an invisible zipper on the left side to close the gown.
Feathers:
The gown features approximately 20 natural-colored male ostrich wing feathers, all over 20 inches long. White feathers spreckled with gray were chosen for this gown to match the fabric. The feathers are all attached to a flounce of black tulle which snaps to the bottom of the gown. This design feature makes it easy to clean the dress.
Fabric:
Cotton-backed silver , nearly a gun-metal colored, lame. Although it is a modern fabric, it is a close approximate to the lame brocades that were popular in the Jazz Age. This is a rich, medium weight fabric that drapes well.
It shines readily in regular light (see the photo of the strap which was taken without a flash), but REALLY GLOWS with bright lights and for pictures!
Lining:
The gown is fully lined with black, 100% silk.
~ Measurements ~
Suitable for a size 8 to 12Bust: 38 inches
Waist: 31 inches
Hips: 41 inches
Dress Length: 42 inches in front and 52 inches in back
Care ~ Remove the feathered tulle and dry clean. -
1940 – 1949
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1940 Simplicity # 3588
1942 Vogue # 4363 1942 Simplicity # 4363 1943 Simplicity # 4466
1946 Butterick # 3861 1947 Butterick # 4352 1947 Vogue # 6132 1948 McCall # 7446
1949 McCall # 7658
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1930 – 1939
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1930 Anne Adams # 1795 1930 DuBarry # 1197 1931 McCall # 6718
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1931 Butterick # 3609 1931 Butterick # 3885 1931 McCall # 6622
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1932 Butterick # 4631 1933 Simplicity # 1336 1933 McCall # 7217
1934 Simplicity # 1526 1934 Pictorial Review # 7036 1935 Hollywood # 979
1935 McCall # 8236 1936 Butterick # 6947 1936 Butterick # 6927
1936 Advance # 1805 1936 Simplicity # 1942 1936 Simplicity # 1957 1939 Hollywood # 1738
1938 Simplicity # 2689 1939 Hollywood # 1738
1939 Vogue Couturier # 254 1939 Vogue Couturier # 279
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1920 – 1929
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1920 Butterick #2336 1920 Butterick #2408
1920 Butterick #2086 1920 Butterick #2041 waist, and #2051 skirt
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1921 Butterick #2713 1921 Butterick #3017
1921 Butterick #3082 1921 Butterick #3291 1922 Butterick #3732 1922 Butterick #3460
1923 Pictorial #2005 1923 Pictorial #1918 c. 1923 McCall #1918
1923 McCall #3058
1923 Butterick #4508 1923 Butterick #4717 1925 Butterick #5967 1925 Butterick #5784
1925 McCall #3969 1925 Butterick #6217 1925 Butterick #6006 1926 Butterick #6800
1926 Butterick #6800 1927 McCall #5014 c. 1927 Unknown #2692 1928 Excella #2881
1929 Pictorial #5180 1929 Pictorial #5039 1929 Pictorial #4977 1929 Pictorial #4922
1929 McCall #5769 c. 1929 Unknown #5095 c. 1929 Fashion Dsgn #7060 1929 Butterick #2448
1929 Butterick #2646
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1910 – 1919
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1911 McCall #4200
1912 McCall #4873 1912 McCall #4813 1912 McCall #4625
1913 McCall #5465 1913 McCall #5342 1914 McCall #5833
1915 McCall #6468 1915 McCall #6435
1916 Butterick #8547 1917 Pictorial #7312 1917 Pictorial #7240 1917 McCall #7573
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1900 – 1909
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Antiques are classified as artifacts more than 100 years old. Newer items are technically labeled “Vintage.”
As you can see, there are some true ANTIQUES here!
Year unknown
approx 1902 Butterick #6470
(No envelope in those days. Tied with string instead.)
1903 McCall #8026 1903 McCall #7789 1904 McCall #8758 1904 McCall #8393
1905 McCall #9124 1905 McCall #8988 1906 Standard #1495 1906 McCall #9465
1909 McCall #2538 1909 McCall #2507
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1933 – 1945: Costumes from the Movies
Hooray for Hollywood !
1944 “Greenwich Village”
Musical Comedy: Starring Don Ameche, Vivian Blaine, William Bendix, and Carmen Miranda
$150 — RENTAL ONLY
Reproduction in a stretchable black sequin fabric with fuschia satin taffeta lining. Edged with matching fuschia and black tulle. Bodice has individually hand-sewn sequins in the shape of a flower onto flesh colored nylon net. This is a one-piece design with both opera gloves sewn into the gown. It attaches securely at the waistline and the nylon bodice attaches beneath the black sequin layer over the right chest.
SIZE: Will fit dress size 6 to 12.
This reproduction of Carmen Miranda’s stage costume won the “Best Epic Movie” award at Costume Con 24.
Coming Soon!
1935 “Roberta”
Musical Comedy: Starring Irene Dunn, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers
Reproduction in metallic cotton-backed crinkle organza and geniune arctic fox fur.
$350 — RENTAL ONLY
Reproduction available with faux fur:
$150 — RENTAL ONLY
Coming Soon!
1935 “Roberta”
Musical Comedy: Starring Irene Dunn, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers
$350 – RENTAL ONLY
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~ Design Center ~
Select an era by clicking the years from the options below
Some eras are still under construction…
1840 – 1865: Dickens era, Civil War, Hoop era
1866 – 1869: Post Civil War, Late hoop era, Elliptical form
Victorian:
1870 – 1876: Early Bustle era
1877 – 1882: Natural form era (no bustles or hoops required for underpinnings)
1882 – 1889: Late Bustle era
1890′s: Gay 90′s
Edwardian:
1900 - 1910: Early Edwardian
1910 – 1919: World War I, Ragtime era, Late Edwardian
1920′s: The Jazz Age, Tango and Flappers (Flapper era is 1924 to 1929)
1930′s: “Golden Age of Hollywood,” Great Depression,
1940′s: World War II
1950′s: Rock & Roll, the Dawn of Television, the McCarthy Era
Movie Costumes Available for RENTAL ONLY
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