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What You Are Getting
An original 1940s Hollywood Patterns 676 shirtwaist dress with a smocked yoke, patch pockets and a pleated skirt — Hollywood Patterns is the collectible 1940s line best known for its film-star envelopes.
Size 20: bust 38, hip 41. 15c envelope with its instruction sheet and unprinted tissue.
Condition & Details
- Hollywood 676 (1940s) — shirtwaist dress with smocked yoke, patch pockets, pleated skirt. Size 20 38 Bust 41 Hip. Unprinted perforated tissue.
Checked from the outside only: the tissue was not unfolded and pieces were not counted. “Appears uncut” means neat factory folds; please treat every other pattern as possibly used. Instruction sheets are included unless noted.
The flaws, all of them:
- Hollywood 676: torn flap corner; creasing; edge wear; instruction sheet creased with small hole.
Why You Might Want It
- A size 20, bust 38 1940s pattern — larger vintage sizes are the hardest to find.
- Hollywood Patterns are a sought-after 1940s label with classic illustration.
- An everyday 1940s dress that sews up as well today as it did then.
Shipping & Returns
Free shipping, USPS with tracking, dispatched within two business days of cleared payment. Patterns are mailed flat between stiff board in a rigid mailer, so the envelopes arrive without new folds or bent corners. Buying more than one? Ask and I will combine.
30-day returns accepted. Buyer pays return postage and the item must come back as it was sent. Everything I could find is photographed and written up above — please read it, and ask me anything before you buy.