Figure 1.--This Simplicty child's sailor suit pattern during the 1950s was in a size 3. I'm not sure to just what size it was made. It includes pieces for middy, skirt, pants, vestee and tie. The pants pictured on the pattern jacket was for two boys' outfits with long pants. Perhaps Simplicity thought they might sell better. |
This Simplicty child's sailor suit pattern was in a size 3. I'm not sure to just what size it was made. It includes pieces for middy, skirt, pants, vestee and tie. The pants pictured on the pattern jacket was for two boys' outfits with long pants. Perhaps Simplicity thought they might sell better. Often the cover illustrations on such patterns would show one with long and the other in short pants. In this case both boys' illustrations are for long pants in a rather formal blue suit and an informal red suit. Presumably the pattern had instructions for making both long and short pants. These garments could make sailor outfits for boys and girls. There are matching girl's skirted outfits. The pattern was complete with instructions and pattern pieces.
Simplicity is a major U.S. company making sewing patterns and publishing books on sewing. The company's website has no historical information, but we have noticed Simplicity patterns in the 1930s. They may have begun even earlier. The company continues to operate today and may be the largest U.S. comoany currently selling patterns. The patterns are generally sold in sewing shops, but department stores also cairred patterns as well.
This Simplicty child's sailor suit pattern was in a size 3. I'm not sure to just what size it was made. It includes pieces for middy, skirt, pants, vestee and tie. The pants pictured on the pattern jacket was for two boys' outfits with long pants. Perhaps Simplicity thought they might sell better. Often the cover illustrations on such patterns would show one with long and the other in short pants. In this case both boys' illustrations are for long pants in a rather formal blue suit and an informal red suit. Presumably the pattern had instructions for making both long and short pants. These garments could make sailor outfits for boys and girls. There are matching girl's skirted outfits. The pattern was complete with instructions and pattern pieces. The middy blouses for boy and girls are identical. Notice the caps for the blue suits are the same except that the boy's cap does not have a red pom. This of course was a French style and French sailors did wear poms on their caps.
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