Jay wanted to be iconic and dress as a sailor and have me dress as a 1940s nurse, but AnachroCon was using that picture in their promotions for the event, and I didn't want to be one of a dozen couples that had that "brilliantly original" idea. (and I wasn't terribly keen on a nurse's uniform anyway)
Reconstructing History had some 1930s patterns (RH1314 and RH1319) (hey.. if I'm going to make something I have to at least like it, right?) and a longer 1940s dress (RH1409) that had some promise but when I think of the 1940s, I think of prints, However, my google fu was weak and I was just having no luck finding anything that looked like a 1940s print in anything but quilting cotton.
Oh well, I decided to back burner the project at least until after Sunday in the Park. Then I was in Gail K (the one decent fabric store I've found in Atlanta) and the woman cutting my fabric mentioned that they had a brand new store in Norcross (the suburb I happen to live in!)
So, of course, I had to check it out. And lo and behold, what did I find in the middle of a rack of sari silk was this:
It had a retro 40s vibe, colours that weren't awful, a great hand (and a nice substantial feel..this wasn't flimsy blouse weight stuff) to it and better still, it was silk and not rayon. Best of all, since there was a rip in one end and some fading, I got it for $8 a yard. Sold. I took the whole piece because it wasn't something I was likely to ever find again.
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