Sewing The Vintage New Look 6092 Skirt

The Pattern

Sewing the vintage New Look 6092 skirt. I purchased this vintage pattern on eBay. It immediately caught my eye and reminded me of skirts that I wore back in the 1980s.

Two styles and two lengths are available for the skirts. I had assumed from the cover image that they were wrap skirts, but they were in fact mock wrap skirts that have a zip opening at the back. The skirts are also designed to be unlined, but they are faced on the front edges and waistband.

The Fabric

The suggested fabrics are tweeds, corduroy, denim, heavy weight cottons, and linens.

I purchased this tweed effect wool from a favourite local fabric shop, to make my Merchant and Mills Sanda coat. Even though it has a woven backing, it is susceptible to movement, stretching, and fraying. The fabric I had left over was sufficient enough to make this skirt.

I had to overlock all the raw edges when cutting the pattern pieces, because the fabric unraveled easily. The fabric is heavy to wear, but it drapes well and is very warm.

To line the skirt, I selected the medium weight satin that I had remaining from making the coat.

The Make

This is a straightforward project if you follow the pattern instructions. The skirt’s front pieces overlap and are secured by stitching at the side seams. I made the decision to make it an actual wrap skirt, not just a mock wrap skirt. I love anything wrapped as you always get a perfect fit!

I also decided to fully line the skirt, rather than face it. To do this, I simply cut out all the pattern pieces once again in the same mid-weight satin that I had used to line the coat. This prevented the skirt from stretching (which the fabric is prone to do when sitting) around the hips, and the wool from clinging to stockings or thick winter tights! The skirt is lovely to wear and drapes beautifully.

I chose to simply bag line the skirt, attaching it through the sides and hem line. I stitched the lining into place at the waistband by hand. This eliminates the need to face the waistband and skirt hemline, as well as attaching a zip opening. alternatively, you could simply top stitch it into place.

Alterations & Tips

1. I chose to eliminate the zip, and make the skirt as a standard wrap skirt construction.

2. By fully lining the skirt, I was able to eliminate the need for any waist and hemline facings.

Conclusion

I love this design, especially the front overlapping asymmetrical detail. It would work well with the zip closure. However, I would rather have the freedom of wearing a true wrap skirt and the flexibility to move the closures if necessary.

It can be worn as a wonderful winter skirt, with boots, or as a great summer skirt made of linen and worn with sandals.

The only thing I would comment on is, that the pattern claims to be easy and made in one hour! I have some sewing experience, and I would say that this is impossible. Even so, it is a reasonably fast make and doable in a day or afternoon depending on your experience.