Bleuette | 1920 Robe Sans Manches

1920 Robe Sans Manches La Semaine de Suzette 1920 Robe Sans Manches This “sleeveless dress” is composed of two parts, the straight dress and the blouse that goes with it. The pattern suggests making several blouses of different fabrics and colors in order...

Bleuette | 1929 Ensemble Fleuri

1929 Ensemble Fleuri La Semaine de Suzette 1929 Ensemble Fleuri Flowered Outfit. In the Ensemble Fleuri pattern Suzanne Rivière tells us that Bleuette wants this outfit for her wardrobe simply because of the “delicious name”. I supplied the outfit for my Bleuette,...

Bleuette | 1926 Robe Habillée

1926 Robe Habillée La Semaine de Suzette 1926 Robe Habillée My Bleuette, Violetta, is wearing another outfit made from the 20s/30s fabric I found at an estate sale of a former neighbor. The pattern instructions call for a silk voile fabric to make a “dressy dress” or...

Bleuette | 1927 Costume de Bain

1927 Costume de Bain La Semaine de Suzette1927 Costume de Bain Violetta, my Bleuette, dressed in her costume de bain, is ready for summer “fun in the sun” at the beach. Her bathing suit is made from a 1930s apron. The vintage print fabric and orange...

Bleuette | 1925 Peignoir Japonais

1925 Peignoir Japonais La Semaine de Suzette 1925 Peignoir Japonais Last fall I attended the estate sale for an elderly neighbor of mine who had passed away several months before. At the bottom of a cedar chest in the basement I was very fortunate to discover a dozen...