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1950s Pattern - Suspender Skirt & Evening Skirt
Fashioned 3 ways for versatile flattery, this 6 gore skirt with high-rise waistline has the empire look. View 1 has shaped upper front edge. Suspenders cross in back, button to front and back. Views 1 and 2 are street length and View 3 is the evening versions of View 2.
Offered here as a Digital Download (how to print and assemble). This pattern is also available as a Paper Pattern.
Size Guide
Size Guide
Waist Sizes: 25” (63.5cm)
Hip: 34” (86.4cm)
Finished Length of View 1 and 2: 29 ¼” (74.3cm)
Finished Length of View 3: 41 ¾” (106cm)
Sewing Notions
Sewing Notions
Skirt View 1 and 2: 2 spools of thread; bias seam binding (optional); 10” neck type zipper for skirt side opening. Skirt View 1: 4 buttons.
Fabric Amount Guide
Fabric Amount Guide
View 1 Skirt
35” or 36” fabric with nap, 3 ¾ yds.
35” or 36” fabric without nap, 3 3/8 yds.
44” or 45” fabric without nap, 2 ½ yds.
54” fabric without nap, 2 ¼ yds.
View 2 Skirt
35” or 36” fabric with nap, 3 3/8 yds.
35” or 36” fabric without nap, 3 ¼ yds.
44” or 45” fabric with nap or one way design fabric, 3 yds.
44” or 45” fabric without nap, 2 3/8 yds.
54” fabric without nap, 2 ¼ yds.
View 3 Skirt
35” or 36” fabric with nap, 6 ¾ yds.
35” or 36” fabric without nap, 4 ¼ yds.
44” or 45” fabric with nap or one way design fabric, 4 yds.
44” or 45” fabric without nap, 3 ½ yds.
Width of lower edge of view 1,2: 91”
Width of lower edge of view 3: 117”
View 1, 2 or 3 Skirt interfacing – 3/8 yd. 25”, 35” or 36” fabric.
5” HEM ALLOWED IN SKIRT VIEW
5/8” HEM ALLOWED IN SKIRT VIEW 1
9 pieces pattern
Imperial to Metric Conversion Fabric Guide
Imperial to Metric Conversion Fabric Guide
Yards to Centimeter
| Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|
| ⅛ yard | 11.4cm |
| ¼ yard | 22.9cm |
| ⅓ yard | 30.5cm |
| ⅜ yard | 34.3cm |
| ½ yard | 45.7cm |
| ⅝ yard | 57.2cm |
| ⅔ yard | 61cm |
| ¾ yard | 68.6cm |
| 1 yard | 91.4cm |
| 1¼ yard | 114.3cm |
| 1½ yard | 137.2cm |
| 1¾ yard | 160cm |
| 2 yards | 182.9cm |
| 2¼ yards | 205.7cm |
| 2½ yards | 228.6cm |
| 2¾ yards | 251.5cm |
| 3 yards | 274.3cm |
| 3½ yards | 320cm |
| 4 yards | 365.8cm |
Inches to Millimeters/Centimeter
| Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|
| ⅛" | 3mm |
| ¼" | 6mm |
| ⅓" | 8mm |
| ⅜" | 10mm |
| ½" | 12mm |
| ⅝" | 16mm |
| ⅔" | 17mm |
| ¾" | 19mm |
| 1" | 2.5cm |
| 1¼" | 3.2cm |
| 1½" | 3.8cm |
| 1¾" | 4.4cm |
| 2" | 5.1cm |
| 2¼" | 5.7cm |
| 2½" | 6.4cm |
| 2¾" | 7.0cm |
| 3" | 7.6cm |
| 3¼" | 8.25cm |
| 3½" | 8.9cm |
| 4" | 10.2cm |
| 4½" | 11.4cm |
| 5" | 12.7cm |
| 5½" | 14cm |
| 6" | 15.2cm |
| 7" | 17.8cm |
| 8" | 20.3cm |
| 9" | 22.9cm |
| 10" | 25.4cm |
| 11" | 28cm |
| 12" | 30.5cm |
Roll Width (Inches to Centimeters)
| Imperial | Centimeters |
|---|---|
| 35" | 88.9cm |
| 36" | 91.44cm |
| 38" | 96.52cm |
| 39" | 99.06cm |
| 42" | 106.68cm |
| 48" | 121.92cm |
| 54" | 137.16cm |
Seam Allowances
| Imperial | Metric |
|---|---|
| ¼" | 6mm |
| ⅜" | 10mm |
| ½" | 12mm |
| ⅝" | 16mm |
| ¾" | 19mm |
Recommended Fabrics
Recommended Fabrics
V.1 and V. 2: corduroy, velveteen, cotton, denim, rayons, cotton blends, wool. V. 2 also in satin. V. 3: corduroy, velveteen, cotton, rayons, satin. See our Fabric Partners
Skill Level
Skill Level
Intermediate
What You Will Receive
What You Will Receive
After purchase, you will receive an email with a link to simply download at home, formatted for A0 (print-shop copy), 8.5"x11" and A4 printing. This digital download will print actual size full-scale pattern pieces.

Wonderful seller! I didn't pay attantion to the waist measurement and bought WAY too small a size and the seller let me trade in for the size I needed! I cannot wait to wear the finished piece.
I couldn’t figure out how to download the pattern and they were very helpful and guiding me through.
Pattern is easy to follow
It’s a very good pattern
Super einfach zu verstehen :)
- 5 stars: 15 (94%)
- 4 stars: 0 (0%)
- 3 stars: 1 (6%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 star: 0 (0%)
I made the version with suspenders, shorter length. It was not difficult, the assembly of the pattern or skirt. I will likely make the longer version without suspenders next. I altered the pattern to fit my waist, but neglected to make sure the underbust would fit. That ended up being too big. My fault. Pattern is great.
Wonderful seller! I didn't pay attantion to the waist measurement and bought WAY too small a size and the seller let me trade in for the size I needed! I cannot wait to wear the finished piece.
I couldn’t figure out how to download the pattern and they were very helpful and guiding me through.
Pattern is easy to follow
It’s a very good pattern
Super einfach zu verstehen :)
Je ne l'ai pas encore utilisé
Mais je l'ai juste imprimer
It's nice, but the finished product isn't as full as the skirt looks in the illustration, even with a petticoat.
I can’t wait to sew this
The pattern arrived instantly after payment. The alignment seems to be slightly off on each page making it a bit more difficult to put together but overall the pattern works great.
PDF - 1950s Pattern, Suspender Skirt & High Waist Evening Skirt - Waist 25” (63.5cm) - Download
Again, 3 different patterns for the price of 1. Really worth my money, and I know from previous experiences that making them will be super satisfying. Not to mention wearing them
great pattern! will have to alter to get to my size. hoping for possible plus size patterns!
The pattern marks both the seam line and the cutting line which is great! Elegant look and not too difficult
A very beautiful skirt pattern. I have spennt a few hours assembling it with tape, but I´m excited for when I´m finally gonna be able to use it! It´s gonna be part of a larger project and it´s gonna be absolutely stunning.
Exactly as I expected it to be