1920s Vintage Ladies Home Journal Sewing Pattern 3736 Uncut Girls Dress Size 12

Original Spring 1923 Ladies' Home Journal Pattern No. 3736 - Girls' One-Piece Dress Original Spring 1923 Ladies' Home Journal Home Pattern No. 3736 for a girls' one-piece dress, opening in front at the neck and slipped on over the head, offered with or without a collar. A loose hanging panel falls at each side of front and back, extending below the dress's lower edge. Sleeves are one-piece full-length, gathered to wristbands, or seven-eighth length flare sleeves with cuffs. Factory Folded and Unused. Quick Facts Pattern Number: Ladies' Home Journal No. 3736 Year: Spring 1923, Ladies' Home Journal Fashion Quarterly, page 40 Garment: Girls' One-Piece Dress (2 Views) Size: 12 Years (30" Breast) Condition: Factory Folded and Unused Design Ladies' Home Journal 3736 is an eight-piece slip-on dress with a distinctive detail: loose hanging panels fall at each side of the front and back, extending below the dress's lower hem for movement and visual interest beyond the simple straight cut typical of the era. View A adds a soft round collar tied at the front with ribbon and cinches at the waist with a self-belt; View B simplifies the neckline into a plain front placket, worn beltless for a straighter, looser silhouette. Sleeves can be cut full-length and gathered into a wristband, or shortened to seven-eighths length with a rolled cuff finish. The dress opens at the front neck and slips on over the head, requiring no back closure. A Moment in Fashion History This pattern appeared in the Spring 1923 issue of the Ladies' Home Journal Fashion Quarterly, featured on a page titled "Smart Frocks for the Junior" alongside a dozen other girls' and misses' dress styles of the season. The hanging side panels seen on 3736 reflect the period's growing interest in movement and asymmetry within an otherwise simple, straight silhouette, a detail that set it apart from the plainer slip-on dresses shown around it on the same page. Illustration The cover illustration has been digitally restored and enhanced by Judy Yates to highlight the original fashion artwork while preserving the character and artistry of this historic Ladies' Home Journal pattern envelope. Connections This pattern is part of our ongoing exhibit, Ladies Journal New Old Stock - a growing collection of new old stock Ladies' Home Journal patterns. Come take a look.