| Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns: A Complete Lady's Wardrobe Contributor(s): Harris, Kristina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486407217 ISBN-13: 9780486407210 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Rich selection of scaled dressmaker's patterns from the popular late 19th-century magazine "The Voice of Fashion" details 50 garments for women, from handsome daytime and evening dresses to casual tennis outfits, a riding habit, and undergarments. Of practical use for costume designers and students of fashion; will also delight browsers. 498 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Fashion & Accessories - Crafts & Hobbies | Fashion - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 646.478 |
| LCCN: 99045684 |
| Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.98" W x 11.94" (1.05 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |