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Delineator 1931-03

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

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.

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

Delineator - Septembre 1934