Vogue 5818 c. 1960s Tunic and blouse

Vogue 5818 c. 1960s blouse, originally uploaded by Sharon Sews.

Vogue 5818
c. 1960s
Tunic blouse and blouse

Sleeveless tunic and above or below waist length blouse has oval front neck-line, deep V in back.

This vintage sewing pattern, still factory folded with an insert magazine subscription insert, was the pattern that began my vintage sewing pattern collection. I found it in an antique shop about 20 years ago.

It was the same day I found a fabulous early 1960s white shell of similar styling. Except the shell was completely beaded with a fringed bead trim. At the time I was thrilled to pay $9.99 as it was so unique.

I paid $3.99 for the pattern. At the time I thought it was a lot of money for an old pattern, but there wasn't the abundance of online vintage pattern stores at that time and I loved the cover illustration.

And the magazine subscription insert was for Ladies Home Journal magazine, "the magazine women believe in", 10 big issues for only $1.50.

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