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You had me at "I'm nice to meet you" LMAOOO

Me: listening to this in the background Also me: realizes I own this pattern and am now listening intently

And WHYYYYYYYYYY are modern patterns so discombobulated??? Put the [duck quack] bodice pieces all on one paper and the skirt on separate ones. Keep like with like so we don't lose our minds. Ahem.

The big four are horrible when it comes to modern ease. It would be interesting to see what the exact measurement of the waist was for the finished vintage dress, since I bet it was less than an inch. When I was learning patterning in school, the average ease for the waist of a dress was assumed to be 1" for a fitted garment. Compared to that, the big four seem to think that even very small people need at least 2" of ease in the waist. So despite their pattern saying it's a 23" waist, I'm not surprised at all that it turns out to be slightly bigger than the vintage 25" waist. There's probably about 2.5" of ease in the modern pattern :/ Shame that it ruins the proportions and fit expected of a fifties silhouette.

As someone with a natural 23" waist, I accepted long ago that no modern Big 4 pattern will fit well. I now sew almost exclusively from vintage and indie patterns, which are more likely to be true-to-size.

This was real interesting. I’d be intrigued to know what the finished measurements with ease are supposed to be for each pattern. I’m always a little bummed that vintage patterns don’t include finished measurements for b/w/h like modern patterns often do

I have attempted this pattern (the modern one)...it has been in my UFO box for a while. It was not a fun project. It will probably be recycled when I can figure out what to do with the fabric (it's very pretty). Also, the '57 version is number 4800, or s-4800. And the art was changed for the reissue (the modern art matches the '57 art).

Re the date: I have a real life copy of the original Vogue spring / summer pattern counter catalogue of 1957, and this old pattern is in there S-4544 $1.50. Page 296, second to last p[age of the "Tailored Dresses" section. The previous edition I have of the VOgue pattern books is 1950, so Im unable to confirm if its in the 1955 edition when it was copyrighted. Its also under the Vogue "special design" label editions.

I love this series so much! It's wonderful to see the minute differences, and I'm SO excited to see some of them made up and compared in fabric, because sometimes these little changes to the pattern really add up to a different garment! I will note (...a year later...) that those differences with the bodice points don't strike me as important, as they should be in the seam allowance. I think the vintage treatment would result in less bulk and trimming later, but that's the kind of thing I usually don't bother with when I'm drafting my own patterns, and rely on the later trimming. I'd rather trim later than wish I had the fabric to play with in the fitting, you know?

I'm getting into vintage patterns and I need to know this stuff! Looking through your videos, you provide a great resource. I like your content and your style. Bravo!

This series is so much fun! I hope you are able to do Butterick B6018 or B5880 sometime as I have those floating around my pattern stash.

this is still so much better than the big 3 reproductions. this just happens to be the first video that I've caught of yours that you re view the Vogue pattern I have such a stash of true vintage patterns I probably will never get to the vogue. But you never know. I feel confident that I could alter the reproduction based upon your video.

Thank you so much! I have this pattern and have been a little intimidated by it! Not now! Thank you so much! I enjoy your videos very much. Your knowledge and your sense of humor are wonderful to watch. I love the top / dress you have on.nthe fabric is beautiful and the neckline is flattering. Thanks again

This was SO unexpected. I LOVE this series!!

Yay, your wearing your liquor label dress

Your videos continue to be enlightening and entertaining! I’m looking forward to the mock up on the next video.

Love that you are wearing the liquor label dress and you had me at the bring out your dead clip 🤣

I purchased the repo only because i was intrigued by that fantastic collar... only to realise after it was a hat... 🤦‍♀️🤣 In my defense, i got it of eBay and was using my phone so the pics weren't real great, but i do feel just a touch silly! 😝😂

You're doing CoSy (Costume Symposium) on The You Tube, August 19-22, 2021, yes. - Cathy (yadda, yadda, Steve-guy), Ottawa/Bytown

Thanks for another wonderful time. This video is very high quality. I can’t even begin to think about how much time you put into it. I honestly didn’t notice the glitch until I saw your post about it. I may need to work on my observational skills.

lmaoo what an opening! I'd be sold if I wasn't already 😂 wonderful comparison video as always!

I don't know what you've done, but your skin is amazing.

As a fellow Floridian, I would greatly appreciate a video on keeping cool in vintage fashion (assuming you haven't made one already) because I want to dress vintage but I would get heat exhaustion if I wore the outfits made by some of the larger vintage KZfaqrs.

I love these videos it’s insane how different they are you would think they would be the same xx

Hi, I'm in Tampa. I could do a rant on patterns and fit. So frustrating to measure carefully and the garment doesn't fit. At least I figured out how to alter a pattern for my square shoulders.

You are hilarious...the sarcasm is absolute perfection...AND!! You are informative, talented, therefore, I had to sub! Great day to ya, eh? Not from Canada, either, lol!

It is my understanding that a copyright date is when the patent was issued not when the item was manufactured. The reproduction date of 1957 may refer to when the pattern was originally released and not meant to be the patent date.

Super cute dress!

Is it just me or do those dark blue pattern weights with the white buttons look like grumpy sunflowers?

Commenting along as I watch... 12:51 Bodice Seems to me that the reason why the bust is so different is because the repro is meant to be worn with modern undergarments a la WonderBra rather than the "lift and separates" vintage style. I'm not surprised at the armscye difference. Modern patterns are so different under the arms. It's bizarre.

Stephanie you're so cool xD Keep up the good work.

I recently made a 1952 butterick pattern that has a belt that shows in the cutting layout but NO measurements or are given anywhere in the instructions sheet.

The modern is based on S-4800 from 1956. I had both S-4544 and S-4800 and didn't see any difference, but as ever, used the modifications from Grandma.

I just worked with my first vintage Vogue and the wonkiness of it made me question why people pay so much more for them... I thought it might have been water damage or something, but your curved fold line suggests it's not abnormal. Also, their paper 😬

Hi Stephanie, thank you for your wonderful channel. Love your energy and whit, you make me smile every day. I have a quick question though, you talk about using an appropriately dated sewing book to assist you with vintage patterns so would your ebook 1940's Shortcuts to Sewing help with that? Thank you again for the channel and I hope everything works out for you soon Sending you love and positive thoughts

I want to know what DIVINE shade of lipstick you are wearing as well as brand.

Maybe it is the difference between modern and vintage bras?

I think it was the front piece - there was a place that dipped in 1/8" - maybe a cutting error of original owner.

The modern one uses a larger wearing ease while the vintage one assumes you're wearing a girdle so it has a closer fit. Modern patterns add a LOT of wearing ease alas 😕

My biggest concern when making vintage dresses for my wife is most aren’t for plus size women. Her bust = 44”and hips 48”…made like a true African-American woman

love you like the red hair just sayn

Compared to the other Big 4, this pattern was nearly spot on! It's clear Vogue was trying to follow the vintage pattern itself. As for the waist, could the 23" on the modern pattern be a misprint? On the vintage, the hip was 8" larger than the waist, on the modern, it's 9 1/2". On most of the size guides I've seen, modern waist to hip differences are smaller (straighter figure) than vintage. If the 23" is a typo, it would explain some of the differences.

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Vogue 1671 is a B to do I know I sewed it for a sewing competition

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Oh lady please bring out the VOUGE Patisserie Originals so expensive and not reproduced. Please treat us to your collection if y love and own or have access 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🧕🏿👌🏾👍🥰

Have you run into any fans from Canada visiting Florida? (She says half joking)

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I know you're going to want to kill me. But (whisper in ear) I watch your videos to see if I can get the modern versions. Because I can't afford the vintage ones. Sorry.