Rich selection of dressmaker's 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. Imported custom-made clothes were usually beyond the financial reach of the average middle-class American woman of a century ago; and store-bought garments were often of inferior quality. This left many women with the options of making their own clothes or hiring a seamstress. While a number of economy-minded women did sew simple housedresses, and clothing for their children, many took favorite fashion plates to a dressmaker who would often consult patterns in a magazine such as The Voice of Fashion. This book, compiled by costume authority Kristina Harris, painstakingly reprints a rich selection of scaled dressmakers' patterns of the 1890s, taken from rare issues of that popular, late-19th century dressmaker's journal. Featuring such fashion elements as leg-o'-mutton sleeves, high-collared necklines, long skirts, and pinched waistlines, the collection includes nearly 500 patterns and illustrations detailing 50 garments for women. Every wardrobe necessity for the Victorian lady is covered - from nightgowns and wrappers for boudoir and breakfast, a riding habit and tennis outfit, to walking dresses for town and visiting, elegant dinner dresses, and elaborate evening gowns. An introduction and brief instruction for using the patterns are also included in a volume that will not only find practical use among costume designers and students of fashion history, but will also delight browsers, Victorian enthusiasts, and anyone intrigued by the evolution of clothing styles. 498 illustrations.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN-13
9780486407210
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91963613
Product Key Features
Author
Michael Harris
Language
English
Dimensions
Item Height
394mm
Item Width
229mm
Item Weight
476g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael Harris
Book Title
Victorian Fashions: a Complete Lady's Wardrobe
Series Title
Dover Fashion and Costumes
Format
Paperback
Publication Year
2003
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Kristina Harris
Number of Pages
144 Pages
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