Older white woman, with gray hair wearing the 508 traveling suit, she is standing next to a white suitcase in front of a studio white backdrop

Older white woman smiling, standing her left hand on her hip, in front of a studio white backdrop wearing the 508 traveling suit buttoned

Older white woman standing in font of a white studio backdrop, wearing the traveling suit back facing the audience showing the flared below the hip peplum and the high stand collar

Older white woman with gray hair with her left hand on her hip, standing in front of a white studio backdrop wearing the traveling suit buttoned

Close up detail of the right side buttoned of the Traveling Jacket

Close up of decorative button insets adorn of the cuff of the traveling jacket

Older white woman wearing sliver hooped earnings ,close up of her left shoulder and neck wearing the Traveling Jacket buttoned on the left side on the neck, with a contrast over collar

close up of the front of the jumper, plunging V-neck with pleats . Fitted waist trimmed with a purchase buckle

Woman standing with right arm on her back , wearing a black long sleeved underneath the jumper, close up of the armscyces open to just above the waist with pleats.

Older white woman with gray hair, mid twirl standing outside glass doors, shoulder and back facing front, the jumper is flared at the bottom.

Black and White pattern drawings of the front and back views of the Jacket and Jumper

back of pattern envelope with description, line drawings, fabric suggestions, and sizing chart

508 Traveling Suit

$51.00

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Misses' XS-3XL (New sizing)

This sophisticated outfit was made in 1915 at Louis Cerlian of New York, one of the many custom, dress shops of the day. It was probably a copy of trendy fashion from Paris.

The Jacket featured Princess seaming, shaped waistline, and a flared below-hip length peplum to give a figure-flattering silhouette. The high stand collar has an optional contrast over-collar; decorative insets adorn the cuffs. The Jacket's military styling was popular in women's day wear at the beginning of World War I.

The Jumper features plunging V-neck in front and back, pleats into the shoulder seams, and armscyes open to just above the waist. A series of tucks tapers the full calf-length skirt into a fitted waist. The back closes with a zipper and the front is trimmed with a purchased buckle.

This sewing pattern is quite large, with two garments in it, and lots of tailoring techniques. A truly beautiful outfit.

This is the paper pattern. For the PDF pattern, go here.

Suggested fabrics: Suiting weight linen, gabardine, or silk; lightweight wool and blends; heavyweight cotton twill. Optional over collar of light- to medium-weight silk, cotton, or linen.

Yardage chart (.pdf)

508 Traveling Suit

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