I thought I’d share. It’s not that vintage or retro since it’s only 21 years old, but it’s certainly cute! It took me a long time to locate a long sleeved pinafore dress that didn’t have ridiculously puffy sleeves. I fancyied it up a bit, but the bones of the pattern are there:
I spent four days embroidering the skirt (it goes all the way around) and the waistband(ditto) and added lace to the bottom and the shoulder straps. I also double needle pintucked the bodice of the dress, put on a purchased lace collar instead of a bastiste lace-edged one, and added lace to the sleeve side of the cuffs.
Here’s a detail of the embroidery
And here is the original pattern-
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Cute dress and great details. You need to contact me – you won my PJ giveaway some time back and never responded.
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I didn't realize. Just emailed you.
That pattern was still sold in the late '90s. I used it to make a special dress for my daughter. Thanks for the memories.
Yeah. Kid's patterns tend to stay in print for a long, long time. I believe it's copyright 1989, though.