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A Year in Fashion:1920

"Flapper Era Fashions"
Daywear: Dress #6

The band in the French way of retaining the narrow hem when the new fulness through the hips is plaited in at the sides of the straight skirt. The dress closes on the left shoulder and underneath the arm and a blouse body lining can be used. The broad girdle effect in the body is very smart.

Use tricotine, gabardine, serge, broadcloth, satin, crepe de Chine, or crepe meteor.

The original Butterick pattern number in 1920 was #2649. Braiding on the dress was from pattern #10795. This model is wearing a fur hat and matching stole.

Article Bibliographical Information:

Delineator Magazine, Vol. XCVII, No 6, Nov. 1920, pp. 120-121.

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