Pattern: My own drafting, based loosely on a pattern from The Cut of Women's Clothes I have been altering for a while.
Fabric: 100% Cotton velvet, corded. Today we would call it corduroy, which comes from French for "cord of the king".
Measurements:
Chest: 40-42"
Waist: 34-36"
Hip: Free
Back Width: 15"
Upper Arm: 14.5" max
Hem: 35.5" walking length.
Pattern: My own drafting, a pattern I have been tweaking for a few years now and call the "Gabriella" Caraco. I have so many self drafted patterns floating around, I've started to name them just to keep them straight. The sleeves are taken from an Anglaise pattern in The Cut of Women's Clothes.
Fabrics: Vintage cotton block print, beige linen lining.
Measurements:
Chest: 41-42"
Waist: 34-36"
Hip: Free
Upper Arm: 14" max
