Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques

Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques
Author: S. S. Gordon
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486412415

Classic 1901 guide to cutting ladies' tailor-made clothing includes patterns and detailed instructions for creating over 60 garments and parts of wearing apparel: leg-o-mutton sleeves, broad collars, military cape, knickerbockers, bloomers, opera cloak, riding breeches, and much more. The perfect reference for recreating vintage clothing for costume parties and theatrical productions.

59 Authentic Turn-of-the-century Fashion Patterns

59 Authentic Turn-of-the-century Fashion Patterns
Author: Kristina Harris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486283577

Over 575 illustrations detailing 59 different garments, mainly for women. Introduction and brief instructions.

Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques

Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques
Author: Kristina Harris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2013-04-22
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486320170

Vintage guide offered turn-of-the-century seamstresses clear instructions for altering patterns and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding gowns, coats, maternity wear, children's clothing, and other apparel.

Patterns of Fashion

Patterns of Fashion
Author: Janet Arnold
Publisher: MacMillan
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2008
Genre: Costume
ISBN: 9780333570821

No one interested in the history of dress, from art historians to stage designers, from museum curators to teachers of fashion and costume, can function effectively without Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series, published by Macmillan since 1964. Since her untimely death in 1998, admirers of her work have been waiting, with increasing impatience, for the promised volume devoted to the linen clothes of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods, a companion to her previous volume on tailored clothes of the same era. Planned and partly prepared by Janet herself, and completed by Jenny Tiramani, Janet's last pupil, no other book exists that is dedicated to the linen clothes that covered the body from the skin outwards. It contains full colour portraits and photographs of details of garments in the explanatory section as well as patterns for 86 items of linen clothing which range from men's shirts and women's smocks, from superb ruffs and collars to boot hose and children's stomachers. Beautifully produced, it is an invaluable guide to both the history and the recreation of these wonderful garments.

Regency Women's Dress

Regency Women's Dress
Author: Cassidy Percoco
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2015-09-17
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1849943516

The distinctive style of the Regency period is a source of endless fascination for fashion academics and historians, living historians, re-enactors and costume designers for stage and screen. Author and fashion historian Cassidy Percoco has delved into little-known museum hoards to create a stunning collection of 26 garments, many with clear provenance tied to a specific location, which have never before been published and never – or very rarely – displayed. Most of the garments have an aspect in their construction that has not been previously documented, from a style of skirt trim to the method of gown closure. This practical guide begins with a general history of the early 19th-century women's dress. This is followed by 26 patterns of gowns, spencers, chemises, and corsets, each with an illustration of the finished piece and description of its construction. This must-have guide is an essential reference for anyone interested in the fashions or the history of the period, or for anyone wishing to recreate their own beautiful Regency clothing.

60 Civil War-Era Fashion Patterns

60 Civil War-Era Fashion Patterns
Author: Kristina Seleshanko
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486461769

Assembled from vintage issues of Peterson's Magazine, a popular 19th-century "ladies" periodical, these patterns include dresses, pants, jackets, and other apparel for women and children. Historians, collectors of antiques, and costume designers will appreciate this original collection, which features suggestions for re-creating the garments with modern tools and techniques.

The Voice of Fashion

The Voice of Fashion
Author: Frances Grimble
Publisher:
Total Pages: 463
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780963651723

The Voice of Fashion contains a comprehensive selection of women's styles from rare originals of 14 magazines published from 1900 through 1906. The 79 patterns in this book include afternoon, evening, ball, and wedding gowns; home and maternity wear; suits and blouses for day and business; lingerie; outer coats; and outfits for riding, golf, and other sports. Each pattern has a fashion plate, plus instructions for drafting and assembly. Additional fashion columns and plates supplement the information on fabrics, trims, and construction. A substantial glossary explains period fabric names and dressmaking terms. The patterns can be enlarged either by projection, or by drafting with the Diamond Cutting System used with the original magazines.

Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns

Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns
Author: Kristina Harris
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012-07-12
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 048613282X

Rich selection of dressmakers' patterns from popular, late-19th-century magazine The Voice of Fashion includes 50 garments for women, from day and evening dresses to tennis outfits and undergarments. 498 illustrations.

Stays and Corsets

Stays and Corsets
Author: Mandy Barrington
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317700740

Stays and Corsets: Historical Patterns Translated for the Modern Body goes a step beyond traditional historical costuming texts by not only providing you with historical pattern diagrams and information, but by showing you how to adapt these patterns to the contemporary body shape. Using her original pattern-drafting system, author Mandy Barrington will show you how to draft a historical pattern for a modern body shape, while still retaining an accurate historical silhouette. Each pattern has been generated from an original stay, corset, or pattern taken from a historical garment. The instructions to follow these new patterns are designed to accommodate any size of female figure, allowing you to avoid extremely difficult, time consuming, and inaccurate historical pattern re-sizing Requiring only basic prior knowledge of pattern drafting, all calculations have been worked out for the costume maker and are provided in simple tables accompanied by easy-to-read, step-by-step diagrams that clearly show how the historical pattern is plotted onto the female basic block, coupled with photographs of the constructed stays and corsets.