Patterns From The Past: Simplicity 9265 & 9276 - Versatile Dresses

Today's patterns from the past are two long dresses from Simplicity.
In the first photo, below, they are worn by Jill Twiddy (left),
 and Shelley Hack on the right.
From the pages of Simplicity Fashion News, circa 1971:

Here is the front of pattern number 9276, which depicts three different versions of the dress, with and without the bolero:

And the back of the pattern:

 And from the front of pattern number 9265, we have the dress below.
It is shown in the maxi-length version very similar to what Ms. Hack is wearing.
Only the pink belt is different:

The front of the pattern:

You can see how making three different versions of these dresses for yourself in different fabrics would have made these patterns extremely versatile.
At one dollar per pattern back in those days, you could really get your money's worth, right?
Of course, that's assuming your fabric wasn't too expensive.
The back of the pattern:

I think you can probably tell from a lot of the patterns I feature in this series that I have always loved the old-fashioned styles!