| Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s Contributor(s): Laboissonniere, Wade (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764309196 ISBN-13: 9780764309199 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: The most popular 1940s clothing styles were available in patterns for the home seamstress. Companies like Advance, Butterick, McCall and others marketed their patterns to housewives with beautifully illustrated envelopes featuring everything from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and more. Collectible in themselves, these illustrations also document an era of fashion design. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art - Crafts & Hobbies | Sewing - Crafts & Hobbies | Fashion |
| Dewey: 646 |
| LCCN: 99063781 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Designers & Collectors |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 8.55" W x 11.02" (2.04 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most popular 1940s styles, from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and evening dresses, plus toys, needlework, and gifts, are presented here in 550 color photographs of pattern envelopes from companies like Advance, Butterick, Hollywood, McCall, Simplicity, Vogue, and others. A wide array of pattern-related items is presented, including publications and advertising, display dolls, tools, and various forms of packaging. The pattern envelope illustrations are wonderful period drawings of '40s fashions. All who enjoy these great styles will find Blueprints of Fashion to be a refreshing approach and an important first book on this growing field of interest. |