This is a brilliant sourcebook
for anyone doing fashion design, costume design, or is just into vintage
styling. There is NO TEXT in this book. It is all photographs of vintage
clothing from all angles. It starts with a visual index, with items ranging
from 1913 to 1995. Each item has thumbnail pictures of it front and back; then
it states what sections of the book detailed photos can be found in. The sections
include necklines, collars, sleeves, pockets and many more, including
construction details- pictures of the insides of the clothing. It’s great fun
to browse through the book and get ideas. The construction of many of the
pieces is so much better than what you see in clothing today- today’s clothing
seems to be styled for fast production. I see more details in my clothing in
the future!
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Do I sense some sewing in your future? Seems you have a trend going on here. I'll bet the pictures would be interesting to even a non-seamstress such as myself.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I miss sewing so badly and really want to get back to it! And some of the details are very easy to do if you have basic sewing skills- they just take a little longer.
DeleteI asked the library to get this book in; the Hollywood one just happened to be on the new book shelf; I felt like I was coming home with a treasure chest! (the Audrey & Givenchey book was part of that same trip, too)