vintage patterns bring happiness

I am a happy hoarder of some precious vintage sewing patterns, I thought I’d share some here….

I’d love to create this, especially with the short skirt and stripes, very noir. Now, to somehow orchestrate a suitable event to wear it to!

I tend to look out for Vogue Couturier Design and Vogue Special Design Patterns, they are often a bit different to many of the more common, and lovely, sewing patterns ~~that I already have loads of~~. I have found them to be a valuable resource when it comes to figuring out how to create a certain look or silouette in a garment design. Like Coralline and Hydra.

I love these fabulous suits.

And day dresses, like this one, below, I do enjoy. I have a medium to dark grey soft wool blend in the stash which looks like the part, but would it be a crime to make it in anything other than violet? I have been planning a suit making project for some time, gathering information on tailoring, sewing gear I’ll need…. and trying to decide if I ought to do a workshop or give it my best shot myself…this outfit has the look of a suit, without, perhaps, the steep learning curve fine tailoring would be.