#delineator

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Delineator 1931-03

Cover art by Dynevor Rhys

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The Delineator, no. 4, Vol. XLVIII. Autumn Number. October 1896. Published by the Butterick Publishing Co. London & New York. Colored Plate 21. Figure D44. Outdoor Toilette. Internet Archive, uploaded by Albert R. Mann Library

Figure D 44. — LADIES’ OUTDOOR TOILETTE.

Figure D 44. — This consists of a Ladies’ jacket and skirt. The jacket pattern, which is No. 8661 and costs 1s. 3d. or 30 cents, is in thirteen sizes for ladies from twenty-eight to forty-six inches, bust measure, and may be seen differently portrayed on page 438 of this number of The Delineator. The skirt pattern, which is No. 8599 and costs 1s. 3d. or 30 cents, is in nine sizes for ladies from twenty to thirty-six inches, waist measure, and is shown on its accompanying label.

A leading style of jacket or blazer and skirt is shown at this figure. The jacket is here pictured made of a handsome quality of broadcloth, with a velvet collar and velvet cuff-facings, and the skirt of gay plaid wool goods. The loose fronts of the jacket are closed with four handsome cord frogs and are reversed in stylish lapels that form notches with the rolling coat collar. At the sides and back a close adjustment is effected by under-arm and side-back gores and a center seam and stylish outstanding flutes result from extra widths underfolded in box plaits at the middle three seams. One-seam sleeves that are gathered stand out in short leg-o’-mutton puffs at the top and are comfortably close-fitting below; they are completed with deep, round cuff-facings of velvet. Machine-stitching finishes the pocket laps and all the free edges of the jacket.

The skirt, which is known as the new bell skirt, is circular at the front and sides and in two gores at the back. At the front it flares stylishly and it ripples gracefully at the sides and back.

The most admired jackets are made of broadcloth, cheviot, etc., in any of the popular shades, and a velvet collar and cuffs and machine-stitching form the fashionable finish. With a stylish street jacket, a skirt of plain cloth or of bright plaid wool may be worn.

The large hat shows a lavish trimming of ostrich tips.

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Lately I've been looking at the years right after the world financial crash, 1929 through about 1934, for ... reasons >.>

Magazines from the 1920s and early 30s are so interesting!

I love the Art Deco aesthetic, the illustrations, the fascinating and often weird ads, and not least, the fashions...

Fashion illustrations from the August 1931 "Delineator" Magazine, which sold paper patterns for Butterick.

"CHALK WHITE LEADS AT SMARTEST SUMMER PARTIES"

Three white women with very short, waved hair in sleeveless v-necked ankle-length evening dresses.

First, a white satin dress with thin shoulder straps and seams shaped like an "X" wrapping around the hips. She wears a matching belt and three bangle bracelets and a ring, all on her right hand.

Text: "POURED IN'' 4039 This is the way the smartest new dance frocks make one look -- they're sleek and fitted to the nth degree. This white satin dress has the diamond yoke that seen in many new fall models, and décolletage takes the same line.

Second, a dress with thin shoulder straps, a peplum (very short skirt or long ruffle) at the waist, and a self bow. She wears an elaborate jeweled necklace and long dark gloves that extend above the elbow.

Text: STIFFENED PEPLUM 4026 The crinolined peplum makes this frock especially the dress for youth. We suggest white taffeta because it is one of the youngest of evening fabrics and because youth wears it so well. Ankle length for dancing and deep V at back. Very simple to make.

Third, a dark lace dress worn over a visible colored slip with a straight-across neckline, 1920s style. There's a matching belt with a flower on the left. She also wears a simple short pearl necklace and medium short dark gloves pushed up to rumple at the wrists.

Text: SKIRTS DROP BEHIND 4041 The Paris openings showed many evening frocks with skirts longer in back than in front. This lace gown illustrates just how much longer. Plenty of flare below flat, slim hips. It's a gown with which to wear Molyneux' new shaded slip, for a very lovely effect.

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The back of the Delineator magazine from November 1918 published by Butterick. Instructions for knitting two socks at the same time on the same needles.

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Helen Dryden, The Delineator Cover Art Deco Illustration, All Star Fiction Number, January 1930.

Helen Dryden (1882–1972) was an American artist and successful industrial designer in the 1920s and 1930s. She was reportedly described by The New York Times as being the highest-paid woman artist in the United States, though she lived in comparative poverty in later years. (x)

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March 1936 Delineator Magazine

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Delineator - Septembre 1934

Cover de Dynevor Rhys