Vogue V1944 (2023), view b, oversized shirt
2025-Jul-09, Wednesday 12:00 pmVogue V1944 is, well, I'm not sure how to describe it. It's a strange woven collection of bias cut skirt, with two dropped shoulder shirt-inspired top options, one both fitted and cropped. I was interested in view b; the boxy oversized shirt.
But being a Vogue pattern, sizing is not straight forward. The measurements corresponding to the sizes are only shown on the envelope flap (not visible in the online envelope scans), and the useful finished garment measurements are typically only to be found on the pattern tissue itself. Being at the edges of the size range is quite risky. Last time I made a Vogue, I found the sizing ran large, and that a size 22 was the better starting point for me. Which is just as well, as size 22 is the maximum size available for this pattern. A size 22 is given as bust 112cm, waist 94cm. This would not fit me. But I'm looking at a boxy oversized shirt. So, I took the gamble. Turns out the finished garment measurements for view b are bust 132cm, waist 128cm. This is 20cm and 34cm of combined wearing and style ease. That should be plenty.
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But being a Vogue pattern, sizing is not straight forward. The measurements corresponding to the sizes are only shown on the envelope flap (not visible in the online envelope scans), and the useful finished garment measurements are typically only to be found on the pattern tissue itself. Being at the edges of the size range is quite risky. Last time I made a Vogue, I found the sizing ran large, and that a size 22 was the better starting point for me. Which is just as well, as size 22 is the maximum size available for this pattern. A size 22 is given as bust 112cm, waist 94cm. This would not fit me. But I'm looking at a boxy oversized shirt. So, I took the gamble. Turns out the finished garment measurements for view b are bust 132cm, waist 128cm. This is 20cm and 34cm of combined wearing and style ease. That should be plenty.
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Finished, front
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Vogue V1869, asymmetric top
2023-Aug-15, Tuesday 12:12 pmThat's right, we're going tissue pattern for this one! (Trying to follow paper instructions is like trying to read a broadsheet newspaper on a train. Not having to do this is one of my favourite features of digital patterns.) I'm talking about Vogue V1869, view A; the top. It's an off-the-shoulder wide collar, over a princess-seamed bodice, with a wildly asymmetric hem (that is split up the side for access to potential things like zippers and pockets). It closes by way of a long 18"/45cm invisible zip (though I used a 16" one) in the centre-back seam.
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Vogue v1869 top, finished, front view
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