PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE PURCHASING A PATTERN WHICH INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS TO HELP YOU MAKE THE ITEMS PICTURED - YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING THE FINISHED ITEMS.Butterick Ladies Sewing Pattern 4954 Historical Early 20th Century CostumeProduct Information• Brand: Butterick• Size: 8-10-12-14• Pattern for: Women• Style: Jackets, Skirts, Costumes• Designer: Making HistoryPlease note: If opened Sewing Patterns are non-returnable and non-refundable.Please note: The instructions included in this sewing pattern are written in English. Your pattern may include other languages too, but this is not guaranteed. Please only purchase this pattern if you are happy to follow the instructions in English.

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"The book is an invaluable guide to all things fashion." — Collectors' CornerSpanning nearly 5,000 years of clothing styles, this splendid sourcebook presents a fascinating panorama of wearing apparel, beginning with the ancient Egyptians and continuing through the early decades of the twentieth century.Over 1,800 drawings — meticulously researched and accurately rendered by the author — depict garments ranging from diaphanous gowns of Egyptian royalty, ornate robes of Byzantine dignitaries, and elegant dresses worn by eighteenth-century Parisians, to picturesque outfits of American frontiersmen and the revolutionary 1930s wardrobe of the American flapper.Here also are informal portraits of Byzantine commoners and religious figures, Elizabethans in lace collars and ruffs, upper-class Venetians, English dandies, and French gentlemen of the mid-eighteenth century as well as detailed illustrations of nineteenth-century New York farmers, western fur trappers, cowboys, mountain men, and lumberjacks, Klondike prospectors, Mississippi rivermen, and many more. A brief historical survey precedes the chronologically grouped illustrations of each period, and an overall list supplies the... [Read More]

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE PURCHASING A PATTERN WHICH INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS TO HELP YOU MAKE THE ITEMS PICTURED - YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING THE FINISHED ITEMS.Butterick Ladies Sewing Pattern 4954 Historical Early 20th Century CostumeProduct Information• Brand: Butterick• Size: 16-18-20-22• Pattern for: Women• Style: Jackets, Skirts, Costumes• Designer: Making HistoryPlease note: If opened Sewing Patterns are non-returnable and non-refundable.Please note: The instructions included in this sewing pattern are written in English. Your pattern may include other languages too, but this is not guaranteed. Please only purchase this pattern if you are happy to follow the instructions in English.

Description Signed and inscribed. On wove. ConditionThe condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration, surface marks and a few tiny tears to page edges. Occasional very minor foxing spots.Collection InformationCollection Code 30Mz

DescriptionInscribed 'Page on Doctor' and 'Bratt'. Signed and inscribed. On wove. ConditionThe condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration, surface marks and wear to page edges. Occasional very minor foxing spots.Collection InformationCollection Code 30Mz

Everyday clothes of the everyday American consumer of the early 1980s are shown here. Hundreds of pictures portray clothing from the early days of the Preppie era. Dress-for-success argyles, puffy sleeved sweaters, jacket dresses, and corduroy suits helped build corporate culture. Explore the suggestive lingerie, slinky sleeveless dresses, and tight jeans women wore on the town, while their men showed up for the disco dance looking ready for a safari or a rodeo. Men and women donned sweatsuits to run and play tennis, and inadvertently found a new uniform of comfort. This book is an indispensable resource for fashion historians and an excellent guide for pioneering collectors who want to get a head start on collecting the fashions of the late, great 20th century.

Enjoy a parade as an era marches by, marking an end of innocence and the dawn of psychedelic style. One in a series of books from Schiffer Publishing documenting fashion trends in America. These books are an invaluable resource for costume designers working to recreate an era, for collectors who want to document vintage clothing, and for fashion designers looking to revive and rework styles. A visual treasure chest, this book has over 400 images, with thousands of items of clothing pictured. Here is a picture encyclopedia of hats and hairstyles, gloves and galoshes. A complete catalog of America's mainstream clothing, with images of everything from collars to pant cuffs.

The Art of Costume in Russia 18th-20th. The Hermitage Leningrad. 319 pages, 279 plates Text in English Hardcover/w dj, format 30x24 cm (12"x9 1/2") Publication year: 1983

Turn back the calendar pages for a memorable jaunt through the early '70s! The clothing is very wearable, while being sought after by collectors. Drawn from Sears catalogs of the period, this entertaining book is an invaluable help in identifying and pricing vintage clothing and accessories. The captions provide accurate and detailed information about the many fashions illustrated in over 400 color photos. Today, clothing from the early 1970s is extremely popular on the vintage market, both to retail buyers, who enjoy wearing the styles, and to designers, who use the styles for inspiration. Here are examples of all the trendy styles of the period: mini skirts and dresses; hip-huggers and bell-bottoms; skimp-sleeved pullovers and slink knit shirts; mini and maxi coats; jumpsuits and tunics; chunky heeled and platform shoes. The book focuses on women's fashions, but includes examples of collectible men's and children's fashions as well.

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Simplicity Pattern Misses' 18th Century Costume, (6, 8, 10, 12):18th Century CostumePattern material: