Left, overalls to wear on the beach — Butterick 3184, Delineator, June 1930.
These beach overalls deserve a blog post of their own.
Butterick 3184, June 1930.
“Sunburn” was the old way of describing “a tan.”
This editorial illustration from March 1932 shows a similar but not identical beach outfit. (These have a hip yoke.) Delineator. Illustrated by Leslie Saalburg.
The front view is shown at left. Butterick 3184, 1930. Note the three [?] bust darts.
The back is low to match the evening clothes of the 1930s — but that big “X” where you weren’t tanned would not be lovely.
Ladies’ Home Journal cover, February 1936.
Wide legged overalls seen in an ad, Delineator, June, 1932.
You can find a picture of the pattern pieces for Butterick 3184 on pinterest. The pattern did include the “bodice like a working man’s shirt.”
Very wide-legged pajamas were also popular in 1931. See The Fascinating Pajama 1931.
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