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Mid-1940s Pattern for Four Blouses

Mid-1940s Pattern for Four Blouses

Here are four mid-1940s blouses, suitable for day wear. The gathered area under the dropped shoulder yoke is common, and you’ll see it again and again in my 1940s images.

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1940s Dress Pattern with Side-Button Closure

1940s Dress Pattern with Side-Button Closure

I love this sharp dress with the buttons down the side! The feminine touches (bows, ruffle) just make this outfit shine.

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Pleated Skirt 1940s Dress Pattern

Pleated Skirt 1940s Dress Pattern

A neat dress with pleated skirt, circa 1945. Note the fitted hip yoke and the belt to emphasize the waist.

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Late 1940s Teen’s School Dress Pattern

Late 1940s Teen’s School Dress Pattern

A teen dress from the late 1940s for school. Note the fuller gored skirts hinting at the “new look” to come in the 1950s when fabric rationing was no longer a hindrance!

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1940s Tailored Dress Pattern

1940s Tailored Dress Pattern

That famous tailored 1940′s look, this time with the wide, pointed collar that was also seen on men’s shirts in the 1940s and early 1950s.

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1940s Fitted Suit Dress Pattern

1940s Fitted Suit Dress Pattern

I love this pattern for a tailored short-sleeved suit dress. In an era of fabric rationing, ladies really learned to keep a feminine silhouette with limited materials.

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1945 Ladies’ Blouse Pattern

1945 Ladies’ Blouse Pattern

Crisp blouses from 1945. Note the hairstyles on the models. You’ll see a lot of these dropped shoulder yokes and gathered bodice fronts in this time period–a feature on my 1940s “Swing” Dress Pattern.

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1940s Women’s Playsuit/Dress Pattern

1940s Women’s Playsuit/Dress Pattern

Here is a great pattern for a lady’s playsuit or dress. Note the dropped shoulder yokes with gathers–a common feature in this time period.

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1940s Older Teen’s Blouse & Skirt Pattern

1940s Older Teen’s Blouse & Skirt Pattern

This is a wonderful teen look. It reminds me a lot of Shirley Temple’s clothing from her teen films.

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1940s Young Teen’s Dress Pattern

1940s Young Teen’s Dress Pattern

A teenager’s dress pattern, circa 1944. I love the cummerbund waist and the gathered shoulder yokes, reminiscent of my ladies’ 1940s “Swing” Dress Pattern. Note the option for a confirmation dress at the lower left-hand corner.

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