My older DD asked me yesterday if I still have any of the patterns for the formals I made for high school dances in the 1950s. I suspect my DGD is preparing to make her senior prom dress. I was pretty sure I did not have any of those old patterns, but I checked and I DID find the pattern for my wedding gown. None of the patterns for a dozen or so high school formals survived my moving away from home at nineteen (mad at my parents) with the clothes on my back. :-(
But, today I decided to do an internet search for "1950s formal gown patterns" to see if I could find the one for one special dress. I could not even remember which pattern company it was from. After searching through hundreds of images, I found a picture of the pattern I used to make the Singer Sewing Contest dress in 1955. I would pay major $$$ for an uncut (or even gently used) version of that pattern.
I have added a picture of the pattern to my site, along with a scanned image of my wedding gown pattern: