This costume was inspired by two patterns: the first one is an apron of the 1940s I found in a crafts store on my travel to England.
The second one is an original dress pattern, I date to about 1947.
So i decided to make a whole, hopefully pretty accurate costume, with the accurate undergarments.
See the procees of the knickers on my blog: https://thestyleofmarleen.blogspot.com/2019/07/40s-french-knickers.html