Becoming Dresses and Maternity Gowns, 1930
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You'd expect fashion coverage from 1930 to be interesting, as women were trying to adjust to natural waistlines and descending hemlines. Caroline Gray, writing in Good Housekeeping, combined her suggestions for the mature figure with suggestions for maternity fashions. (Can you guess which are which?) "The new silhouette is definitely here! Waists are higher and…
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Becoming Dresses and Maternity Gowns, 1930
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Companion-Butterick Patterns
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Underthings, Hosiery, Corsets, etc, witness2fashion
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Underthings, Hosiery, Corsets, etc, witness2fashion
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1920s Styles for Larger Women, Part 1
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Underthings, Hosiery, Corsets, etc, witness2fashion
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Underthings, Hosiery, Corsets, etc, witness2fashion
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Composé Dresses with Color Gradation, circa 1927
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Companion-Butterick Patterns
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Becoming Dresses and Maternity Gowns, 1930