1939 Victory Dress

[atherleisure]

I wore the dress I made from the Wearing History 1939 "Victory" dress this week and got my daughter to take pictures.

It's a silk/cotton blend voile flat-lined through the body and skirt with white lawn. . The only modification was that I shortened it by 1/2"-3/4" above the waist, half at the shoulders and half at the top of the belt/midriff section. Even without me shortening it, the V wouldn't have quite come to a point at the seam line; it came to a point at the cut edge at the very bottom of the bodice.

Comments

[mala_14]

Pretty! I don't think I've seen a long-sleeved version yet. That neutral will make it a good wardrobe staple for mix and match.

[atherleisure]

Thank you. I like to have long sleeves. The keep the sun off my skin and mean I may not need a sweater at work. Fortunately, a lot of old patterns come with a long sleeved option.

[marianme]

Sheerest sleeves are cool. It’s such an interesting end of 30s beginning of 40s look. Nicely done

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[koshka_the_cat]

It looks so good!

[atherleisure]

Thank you.

[hharris]

It looks great. That's an amazing fit for just one adjustment!

[atherleisure]

Thanks. 1940's styles tend to fit me quite well except for the waist length.