D30-5156 Katharine Hepburn Ensemble, circa 1933

This is a very scarce design put out by Butterick as part of their ‘Starred’ pattern series for a ‘costume for women and misses as worn by Miss Hepburn in an R.K.O. Radio Picture’. This ensemble consists of a dress and jacket in two styles with the hat! The jacket for version ‘A’ features cut-away sleeves and the attached scarf laps over the front to close the jacket with buttons for detail!
If you have Wade Laboisonniere’s book Blueprints of Fashion on hand, you will see the Butterick ‘Motion Picture Fashions’ promotional art illustrating this design on pg. 13.
It is Howard Greer’s design that she wore in ‘Christopher Strong’. If you ever wanted to dress like Ms. Hepburn did, here is your chance!

Recommended fabrics from which to cut this design are: Light weight wools, taffeta, satin, novelty cottons, gingham, shantung, linen or rayons.  View 'A' in size 16 requires 1-1/2 yards of 60" wide fabric without nap.  The skirt and hat require 1-3/4 yards of 54" fabric without nap for size 16.

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The 11-piece pattern is available in size groups A, B and C:

$25

Group A fits vintage sizes 12, 14 and 16:
(30", 32" or 34" bust, 24", 26" or 28" waist and 33", 35" or 37" hip)

Group B fits vintage sizes 18, 20 and 40:
(36", 38" or 40" bust, 30", 32" or 34" waist and 39", 41" or 43" hip)

Group C fits vintage sizes 42, 44 and 46:
(42", 44" or 46" bust, 36", 38" or 40" waist and 45", 47" or 49" hip)

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