"Make It Easy" Part 1 (copyright 1984)

"Make it Easy" was published in 26 parts by Marshall Cavendish in the mid-1980s.  It was aimed at beginner dressmakers and each part came with a multi-sized pattern and a booklet containing step-by-step instructions on how to make it up in all its variations as well as other sewing and fabric tips and tricks.

Beginning at the beginning, Part 1 naturally had the easiest pattern to sew.  The skirt is yoked and made in four panels and has an elastic waist (hidden here by a belt).  The top didn't have shoulder pads (Marshall Cavendish obviously thought inserting them too difficult for a novice) but the boat neckline and dropped shoulder seams give the effect of fashionable broadness across the shoulders.

The models jawline-length bob was a stylish alternative to the "big hair" fashions of the 1980s.