1930s culottes

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Simplicity 2009 30s

Thanks for all the comments on the last post! It was so much fun to meet-up with everyone in Edinburgh and to even hear of some plans for future visits to the city! Back to Mission McCall Mondays and today we are covering patterns 9111 to 9120 from 1937. I'm missing the image for 9111 so first up is McCall 9112 for these fabulous culottes: I must say that I really adore the fit of these culottes and the two small pockets on the hip line! Next is McCall 9113: I really like the detail of the…

It's that time of year again, when my obsession with 30s sportswear and resort wear kicks in. One of my favourite obsessions right now: 30s...

One of my latest finds looks like a dress, but the skirt is actually culottes. I first spotted this on Instagram and then I stalked the listings of LittleStarsVintage until she listed them. We don't think much about culottes these days unless they are undergoing one of the many revivals of the style. But in the…

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