Vintage 1930s Dresses!!

I recently found these dresses online.

Included with these was some doll bedding.

Two little pillows, some quilted 

bedding and a quilted coverlet.

I am still deciding what to do with these.

These two items were what made me bid

on this lot of doll items.

Such a sweet dress!  It has white cotton

collar and inset edged with ric-rac.

This palazzo pant play suit is adorable!

Palazzo Pants or Beach Pajamas became a

 fashion in the late 20s and early 30s.

By the late 30s and early 40s they had become a 

great deal more elegant, worn as evening dress

 and for hostessing.

The WWII Rosie the Riveter era

made women wearing pants a necessity, 

not just a fashion choice.

First try on. Both fit my 17" Patsy Joan dolls!

They need to be pressed, but they don't

have any odor so I may not wash them.

The palazzo pantsuit needs snaps 

on the shoulders.

And, this collar needs to be neatened up.

This organdy night gown I'm not too

sure about, but I'll press it and see.

This play dress fits her waist, but is too short.

Makes me wonder if it originally had shorts?

 

This stripe dress doesn't fit ANY of my dolls!

Either too short, too tight or wrong era.

Hmmm...

The blue flowered dress had a few things 

needing attention. This collar I pressed 

out flat and reinforced with a zig-zag. I also

Fray Checked all around the white 

fabric on the collar.

Here is the collar seam laid flat

 ready for zig-zag stitch.

The collar is much tidier now.

I opened up both sleeves and removed the old elastic.

I struggled a little sewing the new elastic into the sleeves

until I slowed the machine down.

OH! Say hello to my new Bernina sewing machine.

(This machine is a little intimidating even after 

taking the new owners instructional 

class! But I will persevere!)

Next I wanted to start adding snaps to 

the shoulders of the palazzo pants.

But, the bodice has this tiny raw edge.  

I knew I had to do something to 

keep this fabric from unraveling.

I use Fray Check a lot to save these

old doll dresses.  Many vintage and older 

doll clothese were not sewn with 

finished edges. 

Fray Check stops the fraying.

Yes, I added a line of Fray Check all around this top.

When it is dry I will add snaps.

Well, how did it all turn out?

Oddly two of the dresses did

not work for ANY of my dolls!

This red and blue dress and

This red stripe dress.  They were either too

 short or too tight around the waist!

So I may do a makeoover on these.

But how did the others come out?

HERE

ARE

THE

OUTFITS!

Here is the organdy night gown.

It is beautiful! Much prettier

than I thought it would be.

Charlotte wanted to wear it to bed 

that same night!

I love both these outfits!!

But I especially love these Palazzo pants!

So Cute!!

I do love this little dress too.

I recently found a lot of vintage doll socks.

Here are some of the socks I found.

Charlotte has socks that match her

 dress perfectly! How cute is that?

Charlotte and Joan are very happy

with their new outfits!