Kim's suit looks very much like my Mother's "Going Away" suit--what
she wore when she and my Dad left for their honeymoon (in Niagara
Falls!). It, too, was a light gray pin-striped light-weight wool
with pale pink piping and covered buttons, too. If memory serves,
the collar was shaped just like that, too. Sadly, the suit is gone
now, but it was still around when I was a teenager. They were
married May 21, 1949. (Yes, they're celebrating their 60th
anniversary in about 7 weeks!)
At 10:58 AM 4/1/2009, you wrote:
Please note that the copyright date on vintage commercial patterns NEVER
matches the actual date of issue. For some reason, they copyright date,
which is the only date I've ever seen on these, is always EARLIER than the
actual pattern and style.
The Vogue pattern (2885) looks very much like a wool wedding suit I have
seen, from WWII. The suit was made by a tailor (the bride worked for him)
and the jacket was straight on the bottom, not shaped like the Vogue
pattern. The skirt was more A-line, less tapered. BTW, the suit was from
Minnesota.
I've put some photos on my facebook page, and anyone can access them via
this link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=67057&id=529974599&l=03d64ac9ae
Kim
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