We went to a fun antique tractor show this last weekend, and I finally got a chance to wear my finished 1930s Sagebrush blouse!
I released this multi-sized pattern based on the vintage original earlier this year.
Here’s the cover again for reference.
I just remembered to take a couple of snapshots at the very end of a very hot, sweaty, day, so I only got a few shots!
But here’s me with a gigantic steam shovel, similar to the ones operated by my great grandfather while helping build Los Angeles roads, the aqueduct, and the Hoover Dam (though this one is later).
Details:
Pattern blouse: Wearing History “Sagebrush” 1930s blouse- available in my Etsy shop and website http://wearinghistory.etsy.com and https://wearinghistoryblog.com
Fabric: Japanese cotton chambray from the stash. Vintage lightweight polka dot cotton for contrast. Buttons vintage shell.
Skirt: Actually from a very late 1950s/early 1960s Simplicity pattern. Originally made this for Disneyland but never wore it. Fabric: cotton denim.
Shoes: Eastland saddle shoes.
Hat: Thrifted.
Notes:
I loved how comfy the blouse was. I will note that I made the skirt a bit big, so it kept coming down, which meant my shirt kept coming untucked (the shirt is quite short). In future I would lengthen the bottom edge of the blouse, since it’s unchanged from the period length. I find extra length better for keeping it from coming untucked.
Although getting the blouse on was easy, getting it off white hot and sticky from a summer day out was tricky. In future I may add a snap side closure. Those 30s gals must have been limber!
I guess that’s about all the news here! So glad it’s done, and had a grand time wearing it to see old machinery!