I want to start making 30s and 40s style dresses, the kind with the butterfly collar and cap sleeves that cinches at the waist and goes out in an A-line. I am going to wear them with my combat boots (it's not cowboy boots, but combat boots here on the Eastcoast) Does anyone know if these are called "shirt-waist" dresses and where I could find patterns and vintage style material for cheap?
Shirtwaist dresses have a seam at the waistline joining the skirt to a bodice made like a shirt--that is, it buttons in the front. It could also have a small zipper in the left side or the placket of the bodice could extend into the top of the skirt section, to make putting the dress on easier.
30s and 40s Style Tips?
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 10:58:34 AM
) Does anyone know if these are called "shirt-waist" dresses and where I could find patterns and vintage style material for cheap?
