Vintage Knits: 1950s Dress and Bolero

If you disregard the alarming wasp-waist girdle this woman is wearing, this dress with matching bolero jacket is absolutely adorable. It’s from the Nomota California Collection, published in 1954.

Bolero suit dress

Here is the pattern:

Bolero suit dress pat 1638 Bolero suit dress pat 2639

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~ by lolarusa on September 16, 2009.

Posted in 50s, Ephemera, Knitting

5 Responses to “Vintage Knits: 1950s Dress and Bolero”

  1. I’m crazy about waists and hips, but I just don’t understand that tight-as-a-drum girdle thing. If someone tells me they’re making a comeback, I will put in a transfer request to Venus.

    unclevinny said this on September 16, 2009 at 6:55 pm

  2. Wasp waist and bumblebee stripes

    dougrogers said this on September 16, 2009 at 8:13 pm

  3. Thank you once again for sharing your lovely patterns with us. Pattern 1 seems to be the same as Pattern 2 so I think there is an error with that image.

    Rachel

    Rachel said this on September 30, 2009 at 10:31 am

  4. Thanks for pointing out the error, Rachel. I think both patterns are accessible now.

    lolarusa said this on September 30, 2009 at 3:27 pm

  5. yes, both working fine and thanks again!

    Rachel said this on October 8, 2009 at 10:48 pm

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