This book will be of interest to anyone professionally or educationally involved in costume history as it includes many detailed drawings and studies of dresses and accessories based on research from private collections.

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For thousands of women across America, hard hit when the frivolity of the twenties ended so resoundingly with the Crash of '29, the pages of the Sears catalog became an essential resource in maintaining a wardrobe. An ambitious marketing operation, it could not afford to take chances on haute couture; its fashions were geared as closely as possible to the prevailing tastes of the American people. For this historically accurate sampling of authentic 1930s fashion, Stella Blum, former Curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, selected for reproduction 133 representative pages from rare Sears catalogs of the period (fall and spring catalog for each year from 1930 to 1939). Hundreds of illustrations record what men, women, and children were actually wearing in the 1930s when, as a copyline from the Fall 1930 catalog proclaimed: "Thrift is the spirit of the day. Reckless spending is a thing of the past."You'll see here how simpler women's fashion designs — of more traditional, affordable material — recaptured the feminine form with a more natural waistline and lower hemlines than seen in the twenties. For evening wear, longer dresses replaced fl... [Read More]

Sewing Pattern - 1910 Ladies' Costume Pattern. Size: 36" Bust. Length of skirt in front from regular waistline 42, back 45. Width around lower edge about 2 1/4 yards. This pattern was published by The Pictorial Review Co. in New York. An elementary illustrated cutting and construction guide is included. The garment is easily assembled by matching notches and numbers. The pattern contains fourteen pieces. The pattern envelope describes the costume, "Without Lining. Having a Yoke Guimpe [separate short blouse] with One Piece Sleeves in Full or Three quarter Length, High Waistline and Attached Three Piece Gathered Skirt With an Applied Back Gore Which Hangs Free. In Regulation Length." The guimpe [separate blouse] worn under the dress may be made of allover shadow or Bohemian lace or net. To introduce a touch of vivid color which is so much favored now, the crushed girdle can be made of cerise [cherry] or burnt orange satin or panne velvet." Also suggested is, "Navy blue serge or moss green diagonal chevoit . . . satin, velvet or a contrasting material may be used . . . ." Popular colors were, ". . . wine, Bordeaux, taupe, nut and seal brown, navy and old blue, prune, mulberry and plu... [Read More]

In this fourth instalment of the Inspector de Silva mysteries, it is monsoon season in the Hill Country. One stormy night, a ghostly encounter on a lonely road leads de Silva into a case of murder, and a mystery that stretches back to Ceylon’s distant past. To uncover the truth, he will have to face death and his inner demons.Fatal Finds in Nuala is another absorbing and colourful mystery in this series that vividly portrays Sri Lanka’s Colonial past.What Amazon reviewers say about the series:A Breath of Fresh Air"What a delightful change of pace. I really liked the characters and the location. It took place during a gentler time without all the cruelty and violence that defines far too much of the books we see being published now. There is more than enough violence surrounding us today without having our escape to the land of books filled with it.” PuzzlerDazzled by Nuala!"The sweltering heat and dazzling light of Ceylon in the 1930s pour out from the pages of "Trouble in Nuala". Shanti de Silva, Nuala's police inspector, navigates the complexities of colonial society under British Imperial rule even as he unpicks the threads of a classic murder mystery. First-class enterta... [Read More]

Dance the night away and keep every hair in place with this Blonde Flapper Girl Adult Wig. This adult flapper wig features short curly blonde hair with a side part and is a must have accessory to complete your roaring 20's flapper girl adult costume. Hand Washable

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