1940's Panties & Slip, U40-8261 McCall The gored slip is fitted

The gored slip is fitted at the bust via double side darts and a dart coming up from the front gores to correspond with the princess seams

View B (10-piece pattern) is also sold separately

This is a pattern made available via (and re-drafted by) EvaDress from Kim Grant of the former Silk Poppy

The caption written on the original reads:

1944 Suit and Blouse

1940's Panties & Slip, U40-8261 McCall The gored slip is fittedU40 8261; 1940's Panties & Slip 7 piece War time pattern originally by Cincinnati Post mail order service. The single panties piece means the pair is cut in one with front and back, so there is no side seam and no gusset at the crotch to mess with makes for a quick pair! The waistline of the panties is fitted down via pleats at front, the top edge is finished with a self straight facing creating a casing in which a buttonhole opening for elastic