June 4, 2022
Bonus magazine: Leach-Way Outsize Summer Wear pattern catalogue
As a bonus for July, here's a pattern catalogue of "Outsize Summer Wear" patterns from Leach-Way. The catalogue is undated, but I estimate it's from the late 1940s (1948-1949) as there is a reference to the "New Look" (Dior launched his New Look in 1947, but it didn't really start to filter through to the average housewife until the following year).
This wedding dress (centre left) with moon and stars embroidery detail is giving me all the heart-eyes! It's vaguely reminiscent of Queen (then Princess) Elizabeth's 1947 wedding dress by Norman Hartnell, which also featured princess seams, a sweetheart neckline, and embroidered (and sumptuously pearl-beaded) stars.
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Madelaine Bell · June 4, 2022
Yay! Outsize! That’s meeeee!
