#503: Flapper Slip-On Evening Dress
A typical dropped waist of the Roaring Twenties is created by a yoke over the hips. The tiers of circular flounces form a lovely vision while dancing. The scarf and the tie sash patterns are included. This pattern is quick and easy to make.
This pattern is multi-sized 8 through 20. All the sizes are in one package. Sizes 8-12 require 5 3/8 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric; sizes 14-20 require 5 5/8 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric.
The suggested fabrics are: Silk taffeta, silk velvet, silk organza, silk satin charmeuse, cotton voile, cotton organdy or handkerchief linen.
The popular colors of the time were: Flag and lapis blue, terracotta, cedar-wood, ashes of rose, seawood, Miami and shamrock green, falcon grey, plover, Queenbird (purple), lavender, garnet red, cocoa brown, begonia (light rust), black, claret red and briar rose.
