Vintage Slip 2

Now onto testing the second pattern in my slip project. Butterick 5805.  I can't find a year on this pattern, but Wiki vintage patterns dates it as 1951.

This pattern has some unusual seam lines.

Now don't be put off by my fabric selection.  Slips take a lot of fabric because they are cut on the bias.  I dug out some scraps of lightweight cotton to make this up.

In this photo, the centre front panel is collapsing.  I think that this is partly because the red and blue fabrics are lighter than the green and yellow fabrics.  I am thinking that this centre panel could even be cut on the straight grain next time.  I shortened the pattern considerably; the original is mid-calf length.

The interesting panel seaming continues on the back.

These side views shows that the zig-zag seaming under the bust continues around the side.

The side profile shows that the pattern has quite a pointy bust.  Many fashion illustrations of the forties feature this pointy bust, but I had always thought that it was an illustration fashion and did not realise that the clothing was actually shaped this way.  The area above and below the bust point here are hollow...it only holds it shape because of the crispness of the fabric.  Perhaps a bustier woman than myself would fill it out.

So what do I think of this pattern?  I love the zig-zag seaming.  I'm pretty happy with the amount of flare in the skirt.  I would need to re-draft the bust cups.