So, the lot of vintage patterns I shared in the previous post ended with Simplicity 6405 from 1974
and the note that I had found it completely lacking in charm and potential, unlike most of the other patterns in that lot.
But.
While waiting for the patterns to arrive, I prewashed some random pieces of cotton, including two I really wanted to mix together. The yardage amount seemed to make the most sense to use for a button-up shirt with a contrast yoke. The patterns I had on hand all had back yokes with no forward shoulder seams, so they would not be visible at all from the front. I felt like even making the collar and front band from the contrast wouldn't be enough, both in terms of distributing the print mix, and in terms of there even being enough of the main fabric to make the entire front.
What I needed, I realized, was a vintage Western-style shaped yoke shirt pattern. I could probably have hacked one from a yoke-less shirt pattern, but...wait...
This unappealingly earnest MISSES' PANTSUIT . . . DESIGNER FASHION...has a shaped front yoke...with just a few changes, could I make the kind of shirt I was thinking of?
Yes.
