What We Wore in '74: Blouses (Simplicity Pattern Book, Spring 1974)

 I spent a lot of time trying to decide what to post in my second-to-last look at the styles of 1974.  In the end I plumped for blouses: a fashion staple in every decade since the 1890s.  Of course these examples come with that special 1970s flair.

Figures 1 and 2 are wrap blouses with a v-shaped neckline and ties fastening at the back.  Versions 3 and 4 are top-stitched blouses with a front slash opening collar.

Pattern 6192 was designed to be made in STRETCH knits only and fasted by a back zip.  Version 1 has long, set-in sleeves, while version 2 is designed with kimono sleeves gathered at the wrist.

If I had to say what these blouses had in common, is that they all skim their wearers' youthfully liberated figures: a very mid-seventies look!