That is my question!!! I obviously work well with 40s and 50s fashion. I have a high waist, large ass, a deep swayback, large bust, smaller chest...blah blah so the fitted bodice and wide flared skirt does wonders for balancing out my shape. I have pretty much perfected what I need to do to 40s and 50s patterns to make them work for me...so WHAT ABOUT 30's FATSHION??? I wear a getup like this every day. But obviously not an old one- I made my own from one of those Crownette Shaping slips. (look here) I sewed garter clips to it. I wear tights now, cause it's winter. I can clip the garters to my tights by pinching them. It works to keep the shaper slip in place too. I can also use thigh highs in this configuration. Ok this should be enough shaping to pull off 30s Fatshion, but I need to really think about which way to make it work for moi! First One I rule out: DROP WAIST See how the body makes a triangle with the shoulder being the longest side? Perfect for inverted traingle