Evening gowns and long dresses from the 1930s

A collection of vintage evening wear and glamorous long gowns to inspire you. The collection of vintage designs is presented with the earliest years appearing first, beginning with 1933.

Designs from these editions are available on request; if you see a design you would like to have traced for you (PDF or paper pattern), here is what you need to do.

Please note the year and the design's number, or make a screenshot. Then use the 'In Search Of' contact form or send me a direct email to [email protected].

Update March 2026: Due to high demand, we are fully booked with custom drafting requests and cannot take new orders for traced patterns.

You are welcome to email us to discuss new pattern projects, but the start of new tracing work will commence once the current backlog has eased!

What size is the pattern available in?

Garment sizes are most often written as small underlined numbers near the model. They usually represent the bust or chest size in centimeters. There is no standard size table, they differ by magazine and by year.

In Vobachs magazines the bust and chest sizes are coded from 'Gr 0' to 'Gr V1'. These represent a range of sizes from 88 cm (34.6") to 120 cm (47").