Need thoughts on Cigarette Girl Look

[Honey Doll]

Ladies

I'm putting together a cigarette girl look for a USO event this summer. I have this pattern as a starting point as it has something of a "uniform" feel to me...

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I am thinking what I would do the short sleeved version with the skirt above the knee and that I will make it two toned such that the panels on the shoulders and the collar contrast the body. Then a little pill box styled hat.

Should I do this in black and white, or would red and blue be better?

Should I do it in a satin, taffeta....thoughts?

Honey Doll

 

[retrogirl1941]

I say blue and red with white trim! I think a good afbric to make it out of would be gaberdine.Just my 2 cents.

samantha

 

[Snookie]

I like red and blue better, too, and I like the idea of white trim. The sleeves or the collar could be contrast, too. How about some patches, like stars or eagles or "USO" for the front, collar, and/or sleeve? You could also do star shaped or contast buttons.

Fabric choice probably depends on the time of day and the setting. If it's the evening, I'd definitely pick satin. Or, you could pick a contrast fabric, so some parts are matte and others shiny. I'd skip the taffeta, that's better for a more formal dress.

SO cute! I wish I had an excuse to make a USO outfit!

 

[Honey Doll]

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm leaning toward red/blue and satin since it is evening.

I want to incorporate these buttons

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but don't have quite enough. There are 5. Any thoughts?

Also, I'd like a bit of fullness in the skirt, would it be appropriate to horsehair braid in the hem?

Thanks again ladies!

Honey Doll

 

[Snookie]

Wow, those buttons are amazing, HoneyDoll! You have such a great collection, I always love your posts.

5 buttons is tough! If you had 6, you could use them as trim down the front, on each side, but only using 4 wouldn't look good. Honestly, I think a satin dress might overpower those buttons, and they're so wonderful I'd like to see them center stage on a garment, like on a vest perhaps?

If you really want to use them though, how about finding some complementary buttons and alternating them down the front?

Oh, and you might have already decided about how you want your contrasts/trim to work, but a good tool is to photocopy your pattern and marker in the color options, that way you can see your different options. That is, if you don't have Photoshop.

 

[Idledame]

Didn't the cigarette girls wear very short, very full skirts with lots of ruffly slips underneath? This picture is more 1920s

This is supposed to be a cigarette girl uniform. But did they all wear uniforms?

 

[Honey Doll]

Thanks again ladies for all your help! Snookie-- I took a low tech approach to your idea on coloring a copy and think I have my scheme now in place!

I found the same buttons in white and have enough to do the dress.

Idledame...yes shorter for sure! This pic is a loose inspiration that I found on another thread here..

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So... I will shorten to a bit above the knee.

Honey Doll

 

[Idledame]

Ooh, I love it! Wouldn't that make a dramatic ball gown length dress? The shoulders are sort of just flying up into the air. We want to see the finished outfit.

 

[Miss 1929]

Didn't the cigarette girls wear very short, very full skirts with lots of ruffly slips underneath? This picture is more 1920s

This is supposed to be a cigarette girl uniform. But did they all wear uniforms?

That uniformy one looks more like a theater usherette to me - I think cigarette girls were usually sexier.

 

[Honey Doll]

Here's my cigarette girl uniform

Hi all

It's been ages since I've been around! I've been hard at work putting together a fashion show for the USO event at the Geneseo Air Show which was this past weekend. All together I made 11 pieces for the show and styled 17 models!

I wanted to post this here to show you how it came out. I was quite pleased! I'll post more of the looks from the show in the "what I made thread" as I upload them!

Thanks again for all the input!

Honey Doll

 

[ShooShooBaby]

aw, very cute! nice work! you should post photos from the fashion show, when you get a chance

 

[MaryDeluxe]

Very cute HoneyDoll! Can't wait to see more of your work!

 

[ShoreRoadLady]

What a cute dress! The "red, white & blue" color scheme is perfect.

 

[Spaugs]

wow, that dress came together very well! I'm sure you'll really fit the part of a cigarette girl dressed in that!:eusa_clap