Browse through: Burdastyle 2/1955

Hey everybody. Welcome to the browse through of my oldest Burda magazine: February 1955.

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The issue.

Burda moden February 1955

sewing and knitting patterns

1,70 German Mark.

Includes children's patterns, two men's patterns and plus size patterns

So as with the magazines from the 80's these patterns are also available in one or maybe two sizes. Plus sizes are more regular than in other magazines though. Where in the 80's en modern magazines there will be a separate selection, in this magazine they are on the same level as regular sizes.

In the brackets on what pattern sheet number the patterns are.

Here on the title page, dress JK 8245(1).

The top pattern for February (as Burda calls itself) womens dress K8246 (3) and children dress MK 8247 (3)

M 8248 bright blue coat (3). K8249 striped dress (3). JK 8250 coat dress (4).

K 8251 red dress (4), JK 8252 stripes two-piece dress (4) and yellow coat M8253 (3)

K 8245 checkered dress (4) and Blue dress K8255 (1).

In the floral print K8256 (4), dark-colored with white collar K8257 (3). Green on the foreground K8258 (3). Grey K8529 (4). Polkadot K8260 (3)

From left to right. JK8261 jacket (1). Two piece costume JK8262 (3). Two piece costume JK8263 (3).

Two piece JK8264 (2). Two piece JK8265 (1). Dress and coat JK 8266 (3)

Festive clothes for children's communion.

There are different ages and for both genders.

Left top to down. Blouse 8281 (2). Blouse 8282 (2). Blouse 8283 (4).

Right top to down. Blouse 8284 (1). Blouse 8285 (2)

From left to right Dress 8286 (1), dress 8287 (2), dress 8288 (2).

Dress 8289 (4), Dress 8290 (3).

Left skirt 8291 (1) and coat 8292 (1)

Top right, blouse 8293 (1). Red dress 8284 (1), blue dress 8295 (2)

Left dress 8296 (2), dress 8297 (2).

Blouse 8298 (2), dress 8299 (2), dress 8300(2)

Blouse 8301(4) and skirt 8302(4). Dress 8303(2).

In yellow two piece 8304(2), red dress 8305(4), grey dress 8306(2)

Knitted cardigans,

I really loved this. A reader from Japan wrote and made it in the magazine. Here is Ms. Setsuko Nishikawa. with her husband and their 3 and 6 year old sons.

Blouse for boys 8307 (3), dress 8308 (2), below blouse 3809 (2)

Man's nightgown 3810 (3), man's shirt 3811 (2), bathrobe 3812 (2)

Knitted children's garments.

Some extra models that are not on the sheets, but need to be paid for separately.

Different children's models in different sizes and for different genders.

Sadly I only got pattern sheet 1 and 2 and no instructions. Lets see how we will pull this off.

The must-makes.

Easy... everything, right?

Sadly K8256 is on pattern sheet 4, but I might make something similar as I do have:

If I would make simplicity 8452 longer, I think it will end up looking like the dress above.

Sadly dress 8305 is also on pattern sheet 4. But the next dresses are on the pattern sheet I do have.

Blue dress K8255 on pattern sheet 1, size 44/46

Dress K8299 on sheet 2; size 42/44

Dress K8303 on sheet 2; size 46/48

Two piece K8306 on sheet 2; size 46/48

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Do you have any favorite patterns? Do you have any magazines from the 50's? I would love to hear about it, please leave a reaction.