This is not a printed pattern.  This is a digital PDF download.  You will receive 3 letter size files:  How to print, the instructions, and the front and back cover.  You will receive the pattern pieces in A0 file size to be printed by an online printer or printed on your home printer by using the poster option of Adobe Acrobat.  You can also print just the size you want by using the size layer function of Adobe Acrobat.  If you are unable or unwilling to install a PDF reader on your device the pattern files have been tiled for you.  Please note that if you choose to use the pre-tiled files you cannot choose any size paper except for letter or A4 and the size layer function will not work.
50’s Housewife and Rockabilly Dress - Part of Ladies’ “Go To” Shirtwaist Dress– Fit and Flare —1939 to Early 1950s, Sizes 4-32. This is a subset of 134 and only contains the pattern pieces and instructions to make the dress pictured.  If you own Laughing Moon pattern 134 you already have the pattern pieces and instructions for this dress.  Modern, Retro, Theater, World War II, or Reenactor.  Copied from a documented extant garment made by the Angelica Uniform Company. The fit of the bodice has intentional ease to enable free movement for dance, exercise, or work.  There are instructions on how to make the fit tighter if desired.  This pattern is a dress with separate bodice and attached skirt with the bodice ending at the natural waistline.  The collar and cuffs are made with contrast fabric.  The bodice front has horizontal bust darts (which can be repositioned as desired) and four pleats at the waist.  The bodice back has a two piece back with a yoke and wider lower back gathered into it.  The neckline is a lapel shape.  There are two collar options:  “Long Shirt and “Spread”.  The back has a yoke with the bodice gathered into it and two pleats at the waist for fitting.  The sleeves are short and have a wing cuff.  The sleeve has a very full sleeve head which is either darted, pleated, or gathered into the armscye.  There is belt that is 1 3/4 inches wide.  The skirt is flared.  The skirt can be made with either no pockets or large inserted pockets.