tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post3167463714517659189..comments2024-02-25T23:43:40.826-08:00Comments on The Midvale Cottage Post: History of Sewing - 1960s Vintage Pattern Sizes and Body TypesKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13984770042827231909noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post-36237278542911739622018-04-16T16:46:14.544-07:002018-04-16T16:46:14.544-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Attys Sprout Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032322978339841417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post-89156988617707646522016-08-13T14:15:01.219-07:002016-08-13T14:15:01.219-07:00I was wondering do you have an article or how to o...I was wondering do you have an article or how to on grading up sub-teen sewing patterns from the 60s to a average woman's size of today? I have a couple of sub-teen sewing patterns in my collection but not sure if they would even fit me or if its even worth the hassle of adjusting the pattern.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615480751010758372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post-81881400539842496342016-02-15T10:58:31.655-08:002016-02-15T10:58:31.655-08:00Thank you so much, Katherine, for your comment. I ...Thank you so much, Katherine, for your comment. I look forward to your future thoughts!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984770042827231909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post-75860553070960745282016-02-15T10:57:26.621-08:002016-02-15T10:57:26.621-08:00Thank you for your thoughtful comments, @malconten...Thank you for your thoughtful comments, @malcontent. I agree that sizing or rather the efforts to standardize sizing over the decades remains a challenge for pattern companies. Patterns from the 40s seem to me to be more realistic in that they allow a larger waist and hip in proportion to the bust, than for comparable bust sizes in the 1950s. In the 50s I think they just assumed women wore girdles in order to fit the narrower waist & hip sizes. It took the radical 60s to reject girdles, thank heavens! In the end, sewing for oneself IS the surest way to have clothes that fit. :)Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984770042827231909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post-18845510352490935112016-02-13T10:28:47.678-08:002016-02-13T10:28:47.678-08:00Wonderful info, considering 90% of my patterns are...Wonderful info, considering 90% of my patterns are vintage. Will be studying this when I get some time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206130158030900676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487537219794316083.post-27155283025935071882016-02-12T11:18:25.117-08:002016-02-12T11:18:25.117-08:00It's interesting to me that there seems to be ...It's interesting to me that there seems to be less diversity in sizing categories now. Most department stores seem to carry misses, petites, juniors, and plus/womens, but it seems to be less about proportion and more about overall size. One has to go brand to brand to find thicker-waisted or narrower-waisted cuts for example, while it seems like the old system tried to account for those proportional differences in adult women to some degree. Even then, as a taller woman, I don't feel I fit any of these older categories very precisely. My proportions are vertically balanced, though narrower-waisted/fuller-busted than the patterns account form, and I have a very high bust despite a more "mature" figure type. There's so much variation in body type out there. That must be why sewing appeals to me. malcontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933116246430109065noreply@blogger.com