Summer 1940

I have done some sewing and some knitting this week (I'm happy to report that the KnitPro Ginger needles continue to do the job splendidly), but not enough of either to write a blog post about. I might have got more done if I hadn't spent today with friends at a 1940s event at the National Waterways Museum. I wore my Liberty Butterick 2535 dress, and had a great time. So, in a nod to that, here are some 1940 summer dresses* from my Vogue counter catalogue. Click on any image to see a larger version.

Starting with the Vogue Special Designs.

S 4225

S 4238

Then the non-special designs which are new enough to merit a whole page to themselves.

8760

8845 (love that red fabric!)

The slightly less new, two to a page.

8706 and 8748

8725 and 8733

8735 and 8766

8749 and 8759

And finally, the designs squashed in three or even four on the page.

8267, 8409 and 8534

8642, 8658 and 8661

8683, 8688 and 8696

8273, 8599, 8682 and 8684

* - The catalogue is from December, so it isn't exactly awash with summer clothing. For the purposes of this post, I defined a ‘summer dress’ as something with short sleeves, drawn in a light coloured fabric  and/or worn with a large hat!