Metadata and Collections Librarian William Blueher examines some of the striking fashion illustrations in Watson Library's digital collections.
Lovely faces - but they all look so miserable
With three kids under five years old (girl and two boys) and a lot of vintage themed events and family pictures to dress up for, I have done more than a little fashion research on vintage children's clothing. It is a tricky subject to do any in depth research on because there is very little
Sears American catalogue advertising childrens fashion of the 1930's.
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~ Eaton's Fall and Winter Catalogue, 1920 - 1921
McCall 5509; ©1929; Girl's Two Piece Dress [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!]
The 1930s were hard times for families. Save for the price, however, the clothing available did not always reflect these hard times. Little girls' dresses looked like mom's with natural or empire waists, knee length skirts, rounded white collars, and a matching sash tied in a bow. They were always made in colorful small prints
Oh Dear ~ Wood Genius says I have too many new obsessions..... But noooo ~ Besides, my obsessions are so much cheaper than his! For instance, it will take a LOT of eBaying, internetting, & specialty shopping to equal up to his one SINGLE purchase of an original vintage Morely wood stripper canoe. Besides again, this is a very cool obsession! Check it out, I am researching 1920's ( & 30's & 40's, but that would be a different post ~ ;-D ~) children & baby clothes, so that I can make some correct period clothing for my nieces or nephews, or even for those as-yet non-existant grandchildren. And while I am at it, I am also researching vintage aprons, because, well, I just LOVE them! Vintage aprons are like great-grandma's who let you help them make cookies & such, & smell of Sweet Honesty & make homemade soap & grow gardens & kill chickens & all. Naturally, research takes actual imagery acquisitions... you know, so that proper references can be made, so that I can properly draft the patterns. Well, that's my story & I'm sticking to it! Besides yet again, think of all the uses I can put these awesome ephemera to once my research has come to an end ~ I can frame them & hang them all over my sewing room walls for instant inspiration! ;-D So here are some of the images that I have aquired thus far. I will add more as I get them. The ones I am listing today come from a 1927 - 1928 Herrschner Needlwork Catalog. I found some fabric at one of our local upholstery shops that I believe will be perfect for one of these little gentleman's pea coats. It is a fine waled chevron tweed, in gray, brown & a sort of gold-ish undertone, made of what looks like a wool/cotton blend. The fabric was a bit thinner than I would have cared for, except that it has a sort of light backer on it, as you would expect from upholstery yardage. Which I think is going to be perfect, because then I won't have to line it for stiffness. Naturally, I will still make silk liner for the inside of the coat. I also found some rather adorable small diamond design jaquard at the same upholstery store, again a very light (as far as upholstery goes, rather perfect for coating) weight, in gold on gold diamonds, with cream mixed in there as well. I will use this for the little red smocked child's coat shown up in the corner. Aren't these old apron patterns just delightful!? I have drafted several patterns based on the ones shown here, and I am just going to make them out of old percale sheeting. I happen to have a few old pink 100% cotton percale sheets, which I believe are the correct color, I think I will probably bind them in either a vintage green or a vintage blue bias tape. I don't know if I will be able to get them embroidered, however. I simply love these adorable baby bubbles, and I have a pattern from my "Grandmother's Hope Chest", by Martha Pullen, that I believe will work well for adapting to these sweet 1920's styles!! I have yet to figure out what type of fabric they are referring to when they say "Indian Head", however. If anyone knows, please do let me know. I also managed to find some batiste & a bit of lovely lawn at a little fabric shop in Bountiful Utah, which I intend to use for making several lace-embellished baby day gowns, complete with the pin-tucking & light embroidery work. Again, I think some of the patterns in "Grandmother's Hope Chest" can be adapted to these daygown styles. Just in case, however, I do have a nice vintage (1920's!!) daygown pattern coming from eBay, so I guess we'll see just how the two compare, and whether or not my adjustments give the right look. I'm mostly worried about the yokes, as they look to have been separate from the rest of the gown, attached with entredeux to the fullness of the gown body. Check out the awesome knee-length booties on this page (middle upper right hand)!! I believe I shall have to try to make some! A matching sweater & close-fitting baby cloche shouldn't be too difficult, either. These aprons in unbleached muslin should be quick & fun! Quilt backer is cheap, too. I love the kimono type sleeves that these little dresses afford, it is an entirely different look from a raglan or fitted or gathered cap sleeve. The pattern from this type of dress is often quite simple, with a front & a back placed on the fold, sleeves & fullness of the skirt all inclusive to the one pattern piece. Sizing can be a bit tricky, however, if you don't have a baby or toddler right handy.
Dolly shoes are flat slip on courts with an ankle strap fastened by a button or buckle. they have a differennt history to ballerina flats. Child's dolly shoes by Marshall & Snelgrove 1930s The origin of this style is thought to stem from the French Doll manufacturer Jumeau who began business in the 1840s. Bebe Jumeau doll's shoes, Victorian Nowadays of course you can be any age to wear them Silver glitter dolly shoes with a heel by Prada
Childrens fashion from the American Sears catalogue in 1933.
Hepburn was born on 4 May 1929 at number 48 Rue Keyenveld in Ixelles, a municipality in Brussels, Belgium. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston
Buff silk sleeveless child's dress with shoulder smocking and vertical pleats down front and back. Neckline, armholes and hem embroidered with light and dark blue cotton yarns in abstract floral pattern. Loops on side each side indicate originally worn with belt. Worn by donor's mother, Betsy Beinecke Shirley.
How did young men, older boys, and teenagers dress in the 1920s? Teenage boys clothing in the 1920s did not differ drastically from that of grown men. Suits were worn daily while weekends had them in separates and workwear mixed with casual knitwear. Teenage Boys Suits For special occasions, church, and urban high schools, a suit
Let's take a look back at some old photos extremely irritated kids.
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Suit Saks Fifth Avenue c.1945 MET
