This is an easy pattern with no design problems. The skirt is six-gore with a side zipper. There is some slight seam curving on the lower part of the skirt. The blouse has a yoke in the back, deep cuffs, and a high collar. The collar may be too tall for someone not used to period clothing, although it helps keep your chin up (literally!). In the photo, the skirt is brown/gray flecked tweed; the blouse is white cotton. If I made the skirt again, I think the only thing I would change is to line it just above the flares. On the blouse, the high collar tends to spread and I would add a tab on either side that could be snapped shut and hidden with the tie. This makes a nice, sporty ’20s outfit that is not so “period” that it couldn’t be worn to the office, etc.
Kat Crippen –
This is an easy pattern with no design problems. The skirt is six-gore with a side zipper. There is some slight seam curving on the lower part of the skirt. The blouse has a yoke in the back, deep cuffs, and a high collar. The collar may be too tall for someone not used to period clothing, although it helps keep your chin up (literally!). In the photo, the skirt is brown/gray flecked tweed; the blouse is white cotton. If I made the skirt again, I think the only thing I would change is to line it just above the flares. On the blouse, the high collar tends to spread and I would add a tab on either side that could be snapped shut and hidden with the tie. This makes a nice, sporty ’20s outfit that is not so “period” that it couldn’t be worn to the office, etc.