Folkwear 249 1930s Day Dress Megan Nielsen Suggested fabrics: A soft drape

Suggested fabrics: A soft drape fabric is the only way to go for the romantic Hortence: gauze or double gauze

soft fabrics of silk

The Barberry Jacket is a shaped slim-fitting jacket with a cinched waist and exaggerated hemline

5 mm (3/16") internal diameter

Folkwear 249 1930s Day Dress Megan Nielsen Suggested fabrics: A soft drapeBuy the 249 1930s Day Dress sewing pattern from Folkwear. As the US began to come out of the Great Depression, Americans watched and mimicked the fun and fancy ways of the wealthy as best they could. WWII was yet to come, and Americans revelled in an upbeat, though naive, mood. Fashions towards the end of the decade combined the frugality of the lean Depression years with touches of Hollywood extravagance. This practical dress uses fabric