The Laura Ashley wedding dress pattern was THE most popular pattern for bridal parties in the tiny, tiny town where I grew up. I used the pattern for 3, yes THREE, brides maids dresses during my Junior and Senior years in when many of my friends were marrying. (It may have been influenced by the fact that the dress made a tiny baby bump barely visible. Oh, well.)
I think my mom had a bridesmaid dress from this pattern! It was just above the knee in dark blue velvet. I wore it for a dance in high school in the late 90s! I'm sure it's still in a closet somewhere, such a cute dress!
I love how you call kale a garnish. Where I live, when a snowstorm is predicted, the grocery stores sell out of kale. Not milk. Not eggs or bread or normal staples. Kale.
@@jenniferpearce1052 I was vegetarian for 25 years.. still a garnish. I never bought into that superfood hype. There are a few soups it's not bad in though.. mostly because it's offset by sausages.
@@HealthyDisrespectforAuthorityHave you tried Tuscan/Dinosaur/lacinato kale before? I’m not a huge fan of regular kale, but lacinato kale with some good Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, red onion and a good olive oil with salt makes me weep. But I’m also originally from the Northwest and we’re a little weird.
@@Dlt814I don't know about what kinds I've removed from the plates where it's been served.. green and curly is the info I have on those. I'm not big into greens anyway. Spinach, if it's my grandmother's creamed spinach is good.. collards, not so much and mustard greens.. ick, even with bacon. Even lettuce doesn't ring my bells. I'm on the other end of the country where bacon goes with everything..& grease is a food group in the solid south.
@@HealthyDisrespectforAuthorityLOL I lived in Texas for a while and it killed me when stores would run out of Dr. Pepper and Doritos ahead of a storm. 😂
"Look at the pouf!" I love your enthusiasm! My mom graduated college in 1956, & I love looking at the pics of her & my dad during their dating years @ their college formals. :) The dresses from the 50's were to die for!
I made Vogue 9824 from 1959 for my daughter (It was the pattern my mother made for a prom back then. I has the petal bust thing...We actually made them higher...my daughter managed an entire night dancing at a wedding without the petals drooping. Yes, lots of engineering. It was a really satifying sew. Thiose vinatge patterns are a joy.
The 50's had such a refined glam sense of style! But I think the last time I was a 29-32" bust and a waist smaller than Scarlett O'Hara's I was 12 years old.
I wonder if the reason why all these patterns are still around is because almost nobody ordered these sizes. This is the same reason why so many surviving historical garments are so small.
This 64 year old life long sewist would say pur-kale. I am amazed at the fabric names I didn’t know. My mom, born in 1918 had an encyclopedic memory of sewing terms,fabrics, methods and I never heard those fabric names from her. She was pretty busy in the 1950’s what with 8 kids and all. She may have missed some outliers.
Percale is now used for bedding and I have seen some nice designs. There were some fabrics which I have never heard of, but imagine there are modern equivalents.
Thank you for yet another "motivating" video--I want them ALL! I miss the structure and romance of vintage clothing. I started sewing at 13 using my babysitting money on fabric. I made my wedding dress using a Vogue pattern turned out exactly as I wanted it to. It's been YEARS (like MORE than a few decades), but I'm ready to start up again, thanks to you!! 🧵👏✨♥😊
I know this video was a few months ago, but I loved watching it more than once. I was born, 1951, I grew up wanting to wear beautiful dresses and gowns! I still love beautiful clothing, I wish we still wore lovely dresses sinched close to the body Not that comfy, but I didn’t care🥰
Stephanie thank you for another entertaining video. When I find patterns like this they make my heart flutter. I cant wait to see what the next installment is. Have a great day.
Today's Muslin isn't what it used to be. Old muslin was "invented" in Mosul, now in Iraq, hence the name. Became very popular in Regency and Empire Era. Those young girls, dressed in high waisted, white, flowy gowns were wearing India Muslin. Some muslin was printed with subtle flower patterns, some was died in soft pastels. Today's Muslin is rougher and for utility usage. Look for a fabric that is finer and more drapey, like in tiered skirts and hippy blouses.
The 1977 blue dress with white apron looks like a dress my mom made for my sister and me when we were 3 and 5 around 1980. She had our picture taken at Olan Mills. It was so cute. We looked like Little House on the Prarie kids.
My mother and I made my sister's wedding dress and our bridesmaids dresses in 1975, hers was a lightweight muslin, similar to the Laura Ashley, with a tucked bodice, bell sleeves, cream colored lace. The bridesmaids dresses were burgundy cotton, same pattern.
OMG that was funny. You pronounced percale differently from what I'm used to and I said to my TV "it's per-KAYLE". Then you say "if I'm pronouncing any of these wrong, forgive me. So I said "ok you're forgiven 😂😂😂
All that poof brightens up the grey & dreary day. 😊 As much as I would love practically every one of the 1950s gowns, most of the recommended fabrics are Itch City. Plus, we just got a kitten. He needs training before I can sew around him. Still, the patterns are nice to look at. 😊
Back in the day, they used those pretty dresses as wedding gowns. My Mom got married in a pretty dress that wasn't a ball gown or traditional wedding dress 😊❤ Love all the patterns, you lucky pup!!
Around 1959 my oldest sister 17(?) had a friend who gave two used prom gowns to my middle sister, 10 (?)and me 6(?) to play dress up. They were cupcake dresses and could have been made from the first pattern you showed. One was baby blue and the other was yellow they were made of tulle and taffeta with rhinestone dots. About a year later we were given a pink cupcake dress of a slightly different pattern maybe like the second cupcake dress you showed, same fabrics.
Wow, so nice to see. My mother had one of those lilac wedding dresses (the rightmost one on the package) like McCall's 5790 when she married my father in 1976. It wasn't handmade, but it looks exactly like it. Just the sleeves are diverent.
The Cape/Jacket could be used so many ways. I recall when I was in the hospital being put back together my mom made several bedjackets for me. I loved them then and still love bed jackets. When I saw this pattern it made me think of one particular one Mom made that I later copied when I made a KENZO nightgown and ithe Kenzo pattern only had a long robe (which I made) but I also made a bed jacket out of charmeuse that I used knitted interfactng and lined. It was exactly like the red jacket here. Oh the memories!
Around 1970 I discovered Gunnesax dresses. I wanted a princess style but found I looked better in one that was like the Laura Ashley pattern. I didn't wear it till 1983 when I got married.
OMG! The simplicity 1770 is the my Mom and her mother made for for my Mom's prom dress. She gave the dress when I graduated from high school. The main dress was white taffeta. The chiffon overlay had yellowed. I replaced it with new white chiffon. I was at college without a sewing machine. So I did it all by hand. Still have the dress!.
9198 @7:35 reminds me of a doll dress my sister and I made when we were kids. My grandmother gave us a big doily with ruffled edges. We wrapped it around the doll, added a string belt to keep everything in place and made a strapless southern belle picnic dress that looked just like that pattern. So that dress looks like a big old doily to me.
I am positive my grandmother made Simplicity 4968 for my aunt's prom dress. It looks exactly like the yellow gown I would play dress-up in, right down to the bows.
I think the muslin that was recommended for the Laura Ashley dress pattern isn't what you call muslin today (which we can calico in Australia). Muslin then was closer to a semi-sheer lightweight loosely woven cotton (if you remember the days before disposable nappies you could use muslin as a baby wrap). Hope this helps!
I'm trying to remember which set of historic novels I read where all the girls were wearing muslin dresses. Was it the Anne of Green Gables series or the Betsy-Tacy series??? I can't remember. But it was definitely a fashion fabric, not a junk fabric for fitting .
@@jenniferpearce1052 Muslin is definitely a thing in Jane Austen Novels, as well. A lightweight, slightly sheer cotton fabric for less formal/daytime Regency dresses.
As an Australian I would not see calico as muslin as muslin is much lighter and gauzier than calico, although both originate in the sub-continent. It was very popular in Regency fashion, as noted. Some daring ladies damped the underdress to reveal their figures a little more.“ Faille” can be pronounced as “ fail”. The French is a bit more complicated. Love your enthusiasm.
The first one, Simplicity 4968, looks SO MUCH like the blue cupcake dress that my high school used in our production of Grease. Same shade, same poofiness! Just longer and with black accents. ...wait, it's actually called "cupcake style?" Hah!
2:21 that transition to your website plug was so smooth! As you were leading into it I was thinking "they can just look on your website for the fabrics they want" 😂😂😂
My mother made the McCall's 5790 as a bridesmaids dress for two of her brothers' weddings, and she made a similar girls dress for me to be flower girl. I still have her patterns packed away somewhere. I thought it was beautiful!
People used to join stuff and those orgs had dinner dances. You had a place to wear these dresses and get dressed up and out of the house. Even labor unions had them. Why nobody wore evening dresses to get married - you had parties. You’d get to wear cool dresses regularly. That needs to come back. Prom is supposed to be training wheels, not once in a lifetime.
New to your channel and loving it! That petal bust dress instantly reminded me of Victoria Beckham's "crumb catcher" wedding dress. Not exactly the same but the feeling is there! I actually love that. 💜
Delightful!! Fun to see that prom dresses this year include voluminous ruffled skirts. The side ruffle pink mcCalls 9198 would be so beautiful on Zendaya , and would likely fit her. In 1977 I had a dress in the style of the white Laura Ashley pattern , though in beige muslin (lawn) with tiny blue flowers. Probably in that size back then, too 😮!
Thought! For the patterns that are super incomplete but still have the pretty colors, you could sell at least the pattern envelope for display purposes! When I have a better sewing space someday, I'd love to frame some vintage pattern drawings ❤️
Peau de soie (Poe day swah) is a type of silk with a soft shiny finish. I think Peau de soie means angel skin in English. Percale (PurrKale) is a cotton/poly mix with a nice finish on it. Used for sheets. Faille (file) is a lightweight cotton, silk or rayon. It is a type if weave.
Close with the peau de soie! The direct translation is “skin of silk” but contextually means “silk(y) skin” so definitely like a very soft and shiny look 😊
I just found you. Love the first pattern. Wish I could sew. I have a bunch of vintage 70s patterns. Just collecting dust but I love them. I love how the patterns say "easy" lol. I can't wait to see you make something.
Micharl Levine's on Maple St. between 8th & 9th. I lament they downsized, but you can still find quality wool's , silk's, cashmere, knits, multi-culture fabrics, and velvets...just to name a few. Been shoppong here since the mid-eighties woth my mom (seamstress). ❤❤❤
My mom for sure had the McCalls 5790 pattern. In fact, that may be the pattern (long sleeve version) used for her 1970 wedding! Both her, as the bridge, and bridesmaids.
OMG!!! McCall's 5790 was my (ex) sister-in-laws wedding dress. My sister made it. I probably have that pattern in my own stash somewhere. It's weird that things I remember are now "vintage"
4&5 are gorgeous charts. Sounds like you had a great time. That Gerildine's flower's chart is a must have for me. But i would love to have about 95% of other charts I've seen. Oh, if any one needs extra help I would love to volunteer.
Muslin was a popular fabric for the dresses in the 70s. The Prairie style was very popular so rustic homespun was big. Fabric type pronunciation was pretty good. Percale is two syllables. Say per-kale (like the salad green). Voile is said like Olive oil, without the o and l at the beginning. Faille is said as Fail. The French have slightly different pronunciations, of course. You did pretty well and congrats on this found treasure trove.
McCalls's 3439 gives the Sabrina 1954 movie vibe where Audrey Hepburn wears the white dress and black floral details.🤔 Someone can make a dress similar to it using this pattern! Thank you for sharing these amazing patterns with us!
I think it's easier to make good fitted basic bodice and skirt patterns and then alter those to make the style. Alternatively make a custom dress form and drape it on. Grading up is hard if it's more than one or two sizes.
I really hope SewRena grabs some of these to make up. All those tulle frilly options make my heart sing and I think she'd be stunning in them!!!
She does watch this channel
Right?! I thought of her as well.
I think she went to the sale in Stephanie's first visit?
I agree!
For three years my husband’s job entailed lots of formal evening events, they were so fun. I miss the dressing up.
The Laura Ashley wedding dress pattern was THE most popular pattern for bridal parties in the tiny, tiny town where I grew up. I used the pattern for 3, yes THREE, brides maids dresses during my Junior and Senior years in when many of my friends were marrying. (It may have been influenced by the fact that the dress made a tiny baby bump barely visible. Oh, well.)
So many dresses were hiding little bumps back then!
It looks like the dress my wedding Barbie wore!
So true.
I think my mom had a bridesmaid dress from this pattern! It was just above the knee in dark blue velvet. I wore it for a dance in high school in the late 90s! I'm sure it's still in a closet somewhere, such a cute dress!
I'd love to see Bianca the Closet Historian draft and make the Vogue S 4931at 11:47! If only to see how all those pleats would work.
me too
well.. you asked
percale.. mostly seen in sheets these days.
per.. like in perfect
cale like in the garnish, kale.
I love how you call kale a garnish. Where I live, when a snowstorm is predicted, the grocery stores sell out of kale. Not milk. Not eggs or bread or normal staples. Kale.
@@jenniferpearce1052 I was vegetarian for 25 years.. still a garnish. I never bought into that superfood hype. There are a few soups it's not bad in though.. mostly because it's offset by sausages.
@@HealthyDisrespectforAuthorityHave you tried Tuscan/Dinosaur/lacinato kale before? I’m not a huge fan of regular kale, but lacinato kale with some good Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, red onion and a good olive oil with salt makes me weep. But I’m also originally from the Northwest and we’re a little weird.
@@Dlt814I don't know about what kinds I've removed from the plates where it's been served.. green and curly is the info I have on those. I'm not big into greens anyway.
Spinach, if it's my grandmother's creamed spinach is good.. collards, not so much and mustard greens.. ick, even with bacon. Even lettuce doesn't ring my bells. I'm on the other end of the country where bacon goes with everything..& grease is a food group in the solid south.
@@HealthyDisrespectforAuthorityLOL I lived in Texas for a while and it killed me when stores would run out of Dr. Pepper and Doritos ahead of a storm. 😂
"Look at the pouf!"
I love your enthusiasm! My mom graduated college in 1956, & I love looking at the pics of her & my dad during their dating years @ their college formals. :)
The dresses from the 50's were to die for!
I made Vogue 9824 from 1959 for my daughter (It was the pattern my mother made for a prom back then. I has the petal bust thing...We actually made them higher...my daughter managed an entire night dancing at a wedding without the petals drooping. Yes, lots of engineering. It was a really satifying sew. Thiose vinatge patterns are a joy.
Make the website to have more than two rows of products.
The 50's had such a refined glam sense of style! But I think the last time I was a 29-32" bust and a waist smaller than Scarlett O'Hara's I was 12 years old.
I mean... my waist is a 30".
That should be fine right?
I guess it makes slashing and spreading easier 🤣😭
I wonder if the reason why all these patterns are still around is because almost nobody ordered these sizes. This is the same reason why so many surviving historical garments are so small.
This 64 year old life long sewist would say pur-kale.
I am amazed at the fabric names I didn’t know. My mom, born in 1918 had an encyclopedic memory of sewing terms,fabrics, methods and I never heard those fabric names from her. She was pretty busy in the 1950’s what with 8 kids and all. She may have missed some outliers.
Percale is now used for bedding and I have seen some nice designs. There were some fabrics which I have never heard of, but imagine there are modern equivalents.
Thank you for yet another "motivating" video--I want them ALL! I miss the structure and romance of vintage clothing. I started sewing at 13 using my babysitting money on fabric. I made my wedding dress using a Vogue pattern turned out exactly as I wanted it to. It's been YEARS (like MORE than a few decades), but I'm ready to start up again, thanks to you!! 🧵👏✨♥😊
Po ( long o) de swah. I don’t care if you mispronounce things. You are always entertaining. 🥰
Puh - deh - swa.
What it’s called en atelier.
Peau de soie literally translates from the French as Skin of Silk! Very yum! 💜
I still dream of gowns like this. Shirley Temples STORY TIME was my favorite show because of her gowns she wore!😊
Those ruffled bodices were a boon to the flat-chested prom goers.
I know this video was a few months ago, but I loved watching it more than once. I was born, 1951, I grew up wanting to wear beautiful dresses and gowns! I still love beautiful clothing, I wish we still wore lovely dresses sinched close to the body Not that comfy, but I didn’t care🥰
I would totally LOVE watching you sew a ballgown for yourself and your daughter.
Stephanie thank you for another entertaining video. When I find patterns like this they make my heart flutter. I cant wait to see what the next installment is. Have a great day.
For the 5790 the "muslin" is probably what we would call cotton lawn today.
Today's Muslin isn't what it used to be. Old muslin was "invented" in Mosul, now in Iraq, hence the name. Became very popular in Regency and Empire Era. Those young girls, dressed in high waisted, white, flowy gowns were wearing India Muslin. Some muslin was printed with subtle flower patterns, some was died in soft pastels. Today's Muslin is rougher and for utility usage. Look for a fabric that is finer and more drapey, like in tiered skirts and hippy blouses.
In the UK where Laura Ashley was based Muslin is loosely tabby woven cotton. Usually seen today heavier as baby cloths but can be finer like lawn.
In the UK, muslin is for straining jam, marmalade, soups or sauces, voile is a light, translucent fabric and calico is for making toiles.
The 3439 pattern reminds me of the ballgown from Sabrina. Always loved it.
The 1977 blue dress with white apron looks like a dress my mom made for my sister and me when we were 3 and 5 around 1980. She had our picture taken at Olan Mills. It was so cute. We looked like Little House on the Prarie kids.
I haven't watched this yet, because I'm stuck at work, but I can already tell I'm going to want everything I see.
I’ve alway loved the 1950 fashion, I was born in that era, from a little girl I always wanted to wear a dress everyday
Ok, but what I really want is that necklace!!! I was drooling over it the whole video.
What is old is now new, the gowns are so beautiful and fun.
My mother and I made my sister's wedding dress and our bridesmaids dresses in 1975, hers was a lightweight muslin, similar to the Laura Ashley, with a tucked bodice, bell sleeves, cream colored lace. The bridesmaids dresses were burgundy cotton, same pattern.
Am loving Stephanie butchering the french fabric names!!
OMG that was funny. You pronounced percale differently from what I'm used to and I said to my TV "it's per-KAYLE". Then you say "if I'm pronouncing any of these wrong, forgive me. So I said "ok you're forgiven 😂😂😂
What came first…the necklace or the dress? Both are amazing!
All that poof brightens up the grey & dreary day. 😊
As much as I would love practically every one of the 1950s gowns, most of the recommended fabrics are Itch City. Plus, we just got a kitten. He needs training before I can sew around him. Still, the patterns are nice to look at. 😊
"Taffeta, darling, Taffeta" from Young Frankenstein sprang to mind when you started listing fabrics for the first dress.
Back in the day, they used those pretty dresses as wedding gowns. My Mom got married in a pretty dress that wasn't a ball gown or traditional wedding dress 😊❤
Love all the patterns, you lucky pup!!
Your mom did not get married in a bare shouldered cleavage out dress. It woulda been a scandal.
So I looked up crystalette out of curiosity, and it was a blend of ascetate yarn and silk to give an added shimmer effect.
Peau de Soie is po-de-swa. It's a satin in a non-shiny finish. love it. Moire is moor-ray. Usually a taffeta with swirls. love the ballgowns.
Gorgeous patterns!
Also, I really love that coloured beads fractal necklace, and it looks amazing with that striped top!
Right?
In case anyone was wondering the peau de soie (poh de swah) seems to be a corded or grosgrain silk
Excellent phonic spelling of "peau de soie". 😊
Peau de soie is similar weave to satin, but it has a soft semi matte finish, rather than being shiny.
I would expect it to be low texture, since it's "silk skin". That ought to be smooth not rough.
@@janatherton9194exactly right! My mother made a couple of formal gowns for me in the early 70’s using this fabric. I loved the “hand” it had.
Wow. This was my mom's era of clothes. I love it.❤
Around 1959 my oldest sister 17(?) had a friend who gave two used prom gowns to my middle sister, 10 (?)and me 6(?) to play dress up. They were cupcake dresses and could have been made from the first pattern you showed. One was baby blue and the other was yellow they were made of tulle and taffeta with rhinestone dots. About a year later we were given a pink cupcake dress of a slightly different pattern maybe like the second cupcake dress you showed, same fabrics.
Wow, so nice to see. My mother had one of those lilac wedding dresses (the rightmost one on the package) like McCall's 5790 when she married my father in 1976. It wasn't handmade, but it looks exactly like it. Just the sleeves are diverent.
The Cape/Jacket could be used so many ways. I recall when I was in the hospital being put back together my mom made several bedjackets for me. I loved them then and still love bed jackets. When I saw this pattern it made me think of one particular one Mom made that I later copied when I made a KENZO nightgown and ithe Kenzo pattern only had a long robe (which I made) but I also made a bed jacket out of charmeuse that I used knitted interfactng and lined. It was exactly like the red jacket here. Oh the memories!
Around 1970 I discovered Gunnesax dresses. I wanted a princess style but found I looked better in one that was like the Laura Ashley pattern. I didn't wear it till 1983 when I got married.
OMG! The simplicity 1770 is the my Mom and her mother made for for my Mom's prom dress. She gave the dress when I graduated from high school. The main dress was white taffeta. The chiffon overlay had yellowed. I replaced it with new white chiffon. I was at college without a sewing machine. So I did it all by hand. Still have the dress!.
9198 @7:35 reminds me of a doll dress my sister and I made when we were kids. My grandmother gave us a big doily with ruffled edges. We wrapped it around the doll, added a string belt to keep everything in place and made a strapless southern belle picnic dress that looked just like that pattern. So that dress looks like a big old doily to me.
I am positive my grandmother made Simplicity 4968 for my aunt's prom dress. It looks exactly like the yellow gown I would play dress-up in, right down to the bows.
The top you are wearing looks great on you.
Grace Kelly ice blue ballgown "To Catch a Thief", is the McCall's ballgown inspiration, with the over the shoulder sash.
That striped shirt you're wearing is adorable!
HA! McCalls 5790 I wore to a wedding as a bridesmaid in a love blue swiss dot
I have a bolt of pale blue dotted Swiss
I think the muslin that was recommended for the Laura Ashley dress pattern isn't what you call muslin today (which we can calico in Australia). Muslin then was closer to a semi-sheer lightweight loosely woven cotton (if you remember the days before disposable nappies you could use muslin as a baby wrap). Hope this helps!
I'm trying to remember which set of historic novels I read where all the girls were wearing muslin dresses. Was it the Anne of Green Gables series or the Betsy-Tacy series??? I can't remember. But it was definitely a fashion fabric, not a junk fabric for fitting .
@@jenniferpearce1052
Muslin is definitely a thing in Jane Austen Novels, as well. A lightweight, slightly sheer cotton fabric for less formal/daytime Regency dresses.
As an Australian I would not see calico as muslin as muslin is much lighter and gauzier than calico, although both originate in the sub-continent. It was very popular in Regency fashion, as noted. Some daring ladies damped the underdress to reveal their figures a little more.“ Faille” can be pronounced as “ fail”. The French is a bit more complicated. Love your enthusiasm.
@@francestsoiukalidis3713 in ballet "faille" is pronounced "fah-YEE" as far as i can tell.
My mum made me a few dresses from the Laura Ashley pattern. Absolutely gorgeous
I love your top and necklace!
Stephanie, your videos are always such fun to watch. (I especially LOVE what you're wearing in this one.)
Too bad the designers for the Met Gala and Cannes festival didnt avail themselves of some of these glamorous looks!
Some of these patterns remind me of some of my 1960 Barbie clothes. Remember when they were designer fashions and working buttons and zippers? Sigh
I love Bolero type jackets with dresses. I think they're very attractive on all figure types.
The first one, Simplicity 4968, looks SO MUCH like the blue cupcake dress that my high school used in our production of Grease. Same shade, same poofiness! Just longer and with black accents. ...wait, it's actually called "cupcake style?" Hah!
Hi SC, I'm so glad YT suggested your fun & informative channel! You crack me up!❤❤
That 3439 was my mom's wedding dress. I love that pattern.
Wow wow wow , what beautiful patterns!! 😍 I love the art work on the front of vintage patterns
2:21 that transition to your website plug was so smooth! As you were leading into it I was thinking "they can just look on your website for the fabrics they want" 😂😂😂
"I'd like to take a moment to thank the sponsor of today's episode: Me."
My mother made the McCall's 5790 as a bridesmaids dress for two of her brothers' weddings, and she made a similar girls dress for me to be flower girl. I still have her patterns packed away somewhere. I thought it was beautiful!
Wow some of these patterns give me heart eyes! Especially that Laura Ashley that's been on my wish list for a while if only I had the skills lol
Please pleaee make any ball gown and film it these are amazing. I would love to watch how there made xxxx
People used to join stuff and those orgs had dinner dances. You had a place to wear these dresses and get dressed up and out of the house. Even labor unions had them. Why nobody wore evening dresses to get married - you had parties. You’d get to wear cool dresses regularly.
That needs to come back. Prom is supposed to be training wheels, not once in a lifetime.
11:30 for anyone wanting to cosplay Ros Russel singing Rose's Turn.
New to your channel and loving it! That petal bust dress instantly reminded me of Victoria Beckham's "crumb catcher" wedding dress. Not exactly the same but the feeling is there! I actually love that. 💜
I had a similar dress to the 1977 wedding dress pattern in 1974. Gorgeous in burgundy for the school dance.
Delightful!! Fun to see that prom dresses this year include voluminous ruffled skirts. The side ruffle pink mcCalls 9198 would be so beautiful on Zendaya , and would likely fit her. In 1977 I had a dress in the style of the white Laura Ashley pattern , though in beige muslin (lawn) with tiny blue flowers. Probably in that size back then, too 😮!
Thought! For the patterns that are super incomplete but still have the pretty colors, you could sell at least the pattern envelope for display purposes! When I have a better sewing space someday, I'd love to frame some vintage pattern drawings ❤️
Oh geez! I remember my mother sewing Simplicity 1770 for someone for a prom gown.
GAHH HOW FABULOUS!!!
Peau de soie (Poe day swah) is a type of silk with a soft shiny finish. I think Peau de soie means angel skin in English. Percale (PurrKale) is a cotton/poly mix with a nice finish on it. Used for sheets. Faille (file) is a lightweight cotton, silk or rayon. It is a type if weave.
Close with the peau de soie! The direct translation is “skin of silk” but contextually means “silk(y) skin” so definitely like a very soft and shiny look 😊
Almost correct. Peau de soie literally means 'silk skin.'
OOPs! not sure where I got the angel part :D.
I learned Peau de soie pronounced as Pad Wah Soy.
@@michellecornum5856 whoever taught you that doesn’t speak much French 😅😅 “Poe da swah” would definitely be the closest english pronunciation
I just found you. Love the first pattern. Wish I could sew. I have a bunch of vintage 70s patterns. Just collecting dust but I love them. I love how the patterns say "easy" lol. I can't wait to see you make something.
Micharl Levine's on Maple St. between 8th & 9th. I lament they downsized, but you can still find quality wool's , silk's, cashmere, knits, multi-culture fabrics, and velvets...just to name a few. Been shoppong here since the mid-eighties woth my mom (seamstress). ❤❤❤
My favorite pattern reveal of late love that necklace. Adored it repeatedly. I appreciate Ur methods alot ciao
I know! the necklace!!!
My mom for sure had the McCalls 5790 pattern. In fact, that may be the pattern (long sleeve version) used for her 1970 wedding! Both her, as the bridge, and bridesmaids.
Hi Stephanie! Thank you for this video. Percale is pronounced perkale, faille is file, moire is moray. Love you
Mwah-ray. I wish they wouldn't lose the final accented E on moiré and lamé.
OMG!!! McCall's 5790 was my (ex) sister-in-laws wedding dress. My sister made it. I probably have that pattern in my own stash somewhere. It's weird that things I remember are now "vintage"
Oh wow! You’re a wealth of information. You’ve given me the strength to go through app. 100 patterns I have.
Ball gowns are my jam!!
Beautiful patterns ❤
These are so much fun to see!
Vintage patterns are so yummy, your necklace is stunning too, really nice!!!!!
Aaah, so many pretty dresses! None of which are in my size except the shirt dress I already have a similar pattern to... Heck. 😅
I'd be willing to bet that crystalette was a term for "crystal organza" super crisp, shiny & sheer.
Yeah yeah pretty dresses, but your NECKLACE! Love it 😍
4&5 are gorgeous charts. Sounds like you had a great time. That Gerildine's flower's chart is a must have for me. But i would love to have about 95% of other charts I've seen. Oh, if any one needs extra help I would love to volunteer.
Muslin was a popular fabric for the dresses in the 70s. The Prairie style was very popular so rustic homespun was big. Fabric type pronunciation was pretty good. Percale is two syllables. Say per-kale (like the salad green). Voile is said like Olive oil, without the o and l at the beginning. Faille is said as Fail. The French have slightly different pronunciations, of course. You did pretty well and congrats on this found treasure trove.
7:38 I! Wish! This was closer to my size!!! Oh my WORDDDDDDD.
Too bad I’m a bust 53.
That last one... do in yellow, Hello Belle!
You are a joy to watch! I adore you're appreciation for dresses 🧡 Thanks for the fantastic content!
Percale is per-kale! I love your style
McCalls's 3439 gives the Sabrina 1954 movie vibe where Audrey Hepburn wears the white dress and black floral details.🤔 Someone can make a dress similar to it using this pattern! Thank you for sharing these amazing patterns with us!
Brilliant finds. They are So good. Well done.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I wish they were my size. I guess I am going to have to learn to grade up.
I think it's easier to make good fitted basic bodice and skirt patterns and then alter those to make the style. Alternatively make a custom dress form and drape it on. Grading up is hard if it's more than one or two sizes.
Love them, I have take a course in adjusting vintage patterns to my size
Also btw LOVE the necklace and top! Complements your hair! Gorgeous 🧡
Love your enthusiasm!
There are also petal bust which deliberately fold down showing a contrasting fabric.
A high school friend had the last dress in waltz length made by her mother for the prom.
Also…can’t you just imagine Jackie-O in those elegant ones. Many I remember from my moms collection.
I want to make ball gowns so badly!
Oh I love your necklace, so pretty. Also love your dress ❤❤