At the White Christmas Ball, I wore this one:
This summer, I decided to go a little Hawaiian. Hawaiian prints were very popular during the 1940s, as was rayon, so the Hawaiian print rayon fabric I picked out was perfect. I used Vintage Vogue 2787, a reprint from 1948.
The pattern runs bigger than you'd expect. I went a size smaller than my measurements indicated, but it was still looser than the pictures showed (the photographs, not the drawings you see above--those are always deceiving, so I don't put a lot of stock in the illustrations on patterns. I always check out the photographs of actual models, if there are any, and the line drawings on the back.) Of course, it made for a very comfortable dress. And, being rayon, it was a very comfy, light dress. Great for dancing on a warm summer night!
The event was a lot of fun! There were reenactors, like this MP:
Or "Frank Sinatra" and "The Andrews Sisters."
And, there were WWII planes and military vehicles:
It was fun to put my hair in victory rolls, get dolled up, and go back in time for an evening!
5 comments:
So cute! I'm a big fan of everything vintage too. Thanks for sharing. I'm visiting from kojo designs.
xo
Andee
That was adorable and way too much fun!
I would love to go to a 40s event of any type. I love your dress and I love that you stayed with the type of fabric that would have been used. Great job!
Found you on Tatertots and Jello
this is so cute! and I love your hair too. this looks like such a fun party, maybe I need to move to your town ;-)
Great dress! What a fun event.
Post a Comment