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One-Piece Dress Pantie Included

Sewing Pattern
1940-1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Condé Nast Publications Ltd (publisher)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sewing pattern for a girl's dress and matching pants. The dress has a round neck with a Peter Pan collar and puffed or wrist-length sleeves; the fullness of the skirt falls from the shirred bodice or yoke. The garment has an optional sash, and fastens at the back with buttons and stitched buttonholes. The matching pants have a front yoke and an elasticated waist back.

Object details

Object type
Sewing pattern
TitleOne-Piece Dress Pantie Included (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Paper
Brief description
Vogue sewing pattern for a girl's dress and pants; published in England by The Condé Nast Publications Ltd, 1940-49
Physical description
Sewing pattern for a girl's dress and matching pants. The dress has a round neck with a Peter Pan collar and puffed or wrist-length sleeves; the fullness of the skirt falls from the shirred bodice or yoke. The garment has an optional sash, and fastens at the back with buttons and stitched buttonholes. The matching pants have a front yoke and an elasticated waist back.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1/3 PLUS PURCHASE TAX IN GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 2209
  • Patterns cannot be exchanged/ JOHN LEWIS & COMPANY LIMITED (Ink stamped on front of envelope)
Object history
From the donor's own childhood: Liz Goldfinger is the only daughter of the designer Ernö Goldfinger, and was evacuated to Canada at the age of three.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Other number
Vogue 2209
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.177-1993

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Record createdMarch 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O34083/one-piece-dress-pantie-included-sewing-pattern-condé-nast-publications/
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