Vintage Stitches

McCalls 3659 on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
From the collection of Jessica H. Jaeger.

Date: 1956

Misses’ Dress and Petticoat

For Size 16 (B:34”, W:28”, H:37”) —
Finished dress length from back of regular neckline: 46 3/4”.
Width at lower edge of Dress: 121 1/2”.
Width at lower edge of Petticoat: 117”.

Suggested Fabrics —
Dress: Polished cotton, faille, linen, pique, shantung, printed silk or cotton, satin, taffeta.
Petticoat: taffeta, polished cotton.

Notions —
Dress: 12” or 14” dress placket zipper for side opening.
Petticoat: 7” skirt placket zipper for side opening.