Today’s vintage style dame is Kate, who made an amazing 1926 dress from an original pattern. Can I attend your museum party next year?
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Name: Kate
City, State, Country: St. Louis, MO
About Me: One of my mom’s favorite things to say about me is that all little girls like to play dress-up, and I never grew out it. I’m a trained historian who works as a museum professional. I’m lucky! My favorite era to dress in is 18th century, particularly 1780s, But in real life I like the 1930s and 1940s.
About My Outfit: My sister and I attended a speak easy New Years party sponsored by the museum I work for. The pattern is 1926 and we both made the garments from an original pattern published by Butterick, and available from the wonderful Saundra at Past Patterns.
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Debbie Sessions has been teaching fashion history and helping people dress for vintage themed events since 2009. She has turned a hobby into VintageDancer.com with hundreds of well researched articles and hand picked links to vintage inspired clothing online. She aims to make dressing accurately (or not) an affordable option for all. Oh, and she dances too.
