The House of Foxy 1940s Datemaker Cardigan - Egg plant
The House of Foxy 1940s Datemaker Cardigan - Egg plant
Based on knitwear patterns from the 1930s & 40s, this cardigan has all the mid century hallmarks and is the perfect partner for vintage style separates and dresses alike
A fantastic cardigan heavily inspired by the 'Datemaker' style very popular in the early and mid 1940s. Based on a knitwear pattern from the 1940s, you cant get more wartime 1940s than this beauty!
This lovely cardigan is the perfect partner for vintage style separates and dresses alike.
Style creates that classic 1940s silhouette with strong squared shoulders and nips in at the waist with adjustable slide belt. Cardigan style is open at the front with rounded neckline. Stitch is a simple wide rib on sleeves and main body with a finer stitch on shoulders which creates a yoke effect. Stitch creates an attractive twist effect on sleeves.
Belt feeds through a bakerlite style buckle at front - requires belt to loop back to secure.
Key Features:-
- open front
- rib stitch
- bakelite style buckle
Fabric: 50% wool 50% acrylic
Length from centre back to waist: approx 46cm
Washing instructions: Cool machine wash - wash as wool
*please note: Due to the traditional design of this garment, there are sometimes inconsistent stitches and other imperfections in its overall finish. Please note that these are not faults, but reflect more the artisan nature of its production techniques.
*please note that colours do vary on monitors so we may not be able to accurately represent a colour -although we try our very best
Made in Europe
There is natural stretch in the knit but we recommend you follow bust measurements - if you have a larger bust, the cardigan will accommodate but will seem shorter.
We have created the below guide to advise:-
Small: UK Size 8 - 10 (bust size up to 36")
Medium: 12 - 14 (bust size up to 40")
Large: 16 - 18 (bust size up to 44")
XLarge: 18 upwards (bust size up to 52")
SIZE | BUST | WAIST | HIPS |
---|---|---|---|
6* | 79cm 31" |
61cm 24" |
84cm 33" |
8 | 84cm 33" |
66cm 26" |
89cm 35" |
10 | 89cm 35" |
71cm 28" |
94cm 37" |
12 | 94cm 37" |
76cm 30" |
99cm 39" |
14 | 99cm 39" |
81cm 32" |
104cm 41" |
16 | 104cm 41" |
86.5cm 34" |
110cm 43" |
18 | 110cm 43" |
91.5cm 36" |
116cm 45.5" |
20* | to 117cm to 46" |
to 97cm to 39" |
123cm 48" |
22* | to 124cm to 49" |
to 104cm to 42.5" |
130cm 51" |
24* | to 131cm to 51.5" |
to 110cm to 44" |
137cm 54" |
26* | to 138cm to 54" |
to 117cm to 46" |
144cm 57" |