dress
Originally, this pattern was used with a very heavy and stiff satin around 2007 which did not turn out as I had hoped. (See below.) For PEERS Murder in the Ballroom 1930s ball in October 2015, I tried again using a floral polyester that draped with a rust satin polyester contrast. Having a better flowing drape worked better. Still not quite right on the fit. The back is the best part of the dress and received many compliments. The front sometimes doesn't look quite as well especially after dancing and sitting.

Pattern: Vintage Vogue 2609 Original 1934 Design size 16 shortened. Vogue 2609

Vogue 2609 low backed evening dress reproduction 1934 floral rust Front Vogue 2609 low backed evening dress reproduction 1934 floral rust Back Vogue 2609 low backed evening dress reproduction 1934 floral rust action with a wrench

Completed: October 2015

1934 Lavender Burgandy Dress

1934 silver lavendar gradiating into burgandy satin dress made in anticipation of the PEERS 1930 Hollywood dance. The back of this dress has all the elegant lines from the 1930s.

"Close-fitting and flared dress, floor-length, has bias collar, shoulder straps, front extending into capelet with contrast facing, hemline godets and side-snap closing."

Pattern: Vintage Vogue 2609 Original 1934 Design size 12. Drawing on front of pattern more elegant looking than actual dress. Bust is gathered along seam in pattern but drawings show smooth lines without gathers. Topstitching of godets would also ruin the smooth lines, so I pieced them in. Pattern layout and pattern piece #5 says to cut 1, but need to cut 2. Back facing seemed a little short. Usually a size 12 would be too big for me, but bust was tight (runs small).

dress back side

Problem 1: Front facing

Invisible tacking of front facing is not invisible on the satin and causes hanging/drape problems. I will remove tacking.
Front

Problem 2: Closure

Snap closure is appropriate for 1934 (no zipper), but trying to make snap closure look smooth on satin is difficult.
Snap closure Snap closure closed

Completed: ~2007