Women's garments - Volume 1
Women's garments - Volume 1

Author: ESMOD Collective authorship

Publisher: ESMOD

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 2377810748

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Patternmaking method for women’s skirts, shirts, bodices and dresses for flat cutting. Learn the guidelines of the ESMOD patternmaking method to create a collection or complete your wardrobe with bases adapted to women’s ready-to-wear. In this book, you will discover how to make patterns for a woman’s wardrobe that correspond to the “soft dressmaking” workrooms in couture houses: clothing made in supple, often unlined fabrics that are easier to make than clothes done in the “tailoring” workrooms. ABOUT THE AUTHOR ESMOD is the oldest and most renowned fashion design school in the world, with schools established around the globe. Founded in 1841 by Alexis Lavigne, master tailor for Empress Eugénie, ESMOD’s International network has been transmitting ""French Expertise"" that foresees current events and has evolved to meet the market’s needs for over 170 years.

Clothing and Fashion [4 volumes]
Clothing and Fashion [4 volumes]

Author: José Blanco F.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-11-23

Total Pages: 2438

ISBN-13:

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This unique four-volume encyclopedia examines the historical significance of fashion trends, revealing the social and cultural connections of clothing from the precolonial times to the present day. This sweeping overview of fashion and apparel covers several centuries of American history as seen through the lens of the clothes we wear—from the Native American moccasin to Manolo Blahnik's contribution to stiletto heels. Through four detailed volumes, this work delves into what people wore in various periods in our country's past and why—from hand-crafted family garments in the 1600s, to the rough clothing of slaves, to the sophisticated textile designs of the 21st century. More than 100 fashion experts and clothing historians pay tribute to the most notable garments, accessories, and people comprising design and fashion. The four volumes contain more than 800 alphabetical entries, with each volume representing a different era. Content includes fascinating information such as that beginning in 1619 through 1654, every man in Virginia was required to plant a number of mulberry trees to support the silk industry in England; what is known about the clothing of enslaved African Americans; and that there were regulations placed on clothing design during World War II. The set also includes color inserts that better communicate the visual impact of clothing and fashion across eras.

Historical Pattern Archive
Historical Pattern Archive

Author: Thomas John Bernard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1351380362

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Historical Pattern Archive: Women’s Clothing 1837–1969 is the first book of its kind to capture such a wide range of women’s period patterns in one book, featuring 83 patterns spanning over a century of clothing. The book offers an accurate pattern of each garment on a 1/8" graph that can be used to scale the pattern up to its original size, drawings of each piece from multiple angles, and instructions about how the original garment was constructed and what materials were used. Capturing research and information about garments that would have otherwise stayed hidden or disappeared permanently due to age, wear, or poor storage conditions, this volume is designed to be a tool to preserve history through documenting vintage clothing. Written for historians, reenactors, costumer makers, and costume designers, Historical Pattern Archive will enable readers to study the history behind each piece, implement their original techniques, and recreate unique garments that are both beautiful and historically accurate.

Building the Pattern
Building the Pattern

Author: Laura Huhta

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing

Published: 2021-04

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781787135499

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The fashionable Finnish sewing duo are back with a second book that shows you how to create a coherent capsule wardrobe - complete with a collection of 20 garments that are easy to make, wear and combine. Complete with stunning photography, clear illustrations and instructions, Scandi sisters Laura and Saara offer up an enticing selection of tops, dresses, skirts, and trousers for the modern seamstress. Using the five essential building blocks, choose, customize and adapt the designs in this book to create a variety of flattering garments for every occasion that suit your style and fit your figure. Taking you beyond the patterns featured in this book, Building the Pattern offers expert advice on how to achieve the perfect fit, alter the designs and add your own personal twist. Discover how to create clothes with care, build your sewing repertoire and embrace the slow fashion movement. Six full-size pattern sheets are included in this neat package. The patterns are in a range of sizes from UK sizes 8 to 22 (US size 2 to 18 / 34 to 50 EUR sizes), with concise information on measuring yourself and technical sewing tips to sew for your shape.

World Clothing and Fashion
World Clothing and Fashion

Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-17

Total Pages: 1785

ISBN-13: 131745166X

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Taking a global, multicultural, social, and economic perspective, this work explores the diverse and colourful history of human attire. From prehistoric times to the age of globalization, articles cover the evolution of clothing utility, style, production, and commerce, including accessories (shoes, hats, gloves, handbags, and jewellery) for men, women, and children. Dress for different climates, occupations, recreational activities, religious observances, rites of passages, and other human needs and purposes - from hunting and warfare to sports and space exploration - are examined in depth and detail. Fashion and design trends in diverse historical periods, regions and countries, and social and ethnic groups constitute a major area of coverage, as does the evolution of materials (from animal fur to textiles to synthetic fabrics) and production methods (from sewing and weaving to industrial manufacturing and computer-aided design). Dress as a reflection of social status, intellectual and artistic trends, economic conditions, cultural exchange, and modern media marketing are recurring themes. Influential figures and institutions in fashion design, industry and manufacturing, retail sales, production technologies, and related fields are also covered.

Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques

Author: Kristina Harris

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-22

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0486320170

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Vintage guide offered turn-of-the-century seamstresses clear instructions for altering patterns and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding gowns, coats, maternity wear, children's clothing, and other apparel.

Patterns of Fashion
Patterns of Fashion

Author: Janet Arnold

Publisher: MacMillan

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780333570821

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No one interested in the history of dress, from art historians to stage designers, from museum curators to teachers of fashion and costume, can function effectively without Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series, published by Macmillan since 1964. Since her untimely death in 1998, admirers of her work have been waiting, with increasing impatience, for the promised volume devoted to the linen clothes of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods, a companion to her previous volume on tailored clothes of the same era. Planned and partly prepared by Janet herself, and completed by Jenny Tiramani, Janet's last pupil, no other book exists that is dedicated to the linen clothes that covered the body from the skin outwards. It contains full colour portraits and photographs of details of garments in the explanatory section as well as patterns for 86 items of linen clothing which range from men's shirts and women's smocks, from superb ruffs and collars to boot hose and children's stomachers. Beautifully produced, it is an invaluable guide to both the history and the recreation of these wonderful garments.

Fashion, Women and Power
Fashion, Women and Power

Author: Denise N. Rall

Publisher:

Published: 2022-04-04

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 9781789384611

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A critique of the politics of dress for women in power. What is the relationship between fashion, women, and power? As never before, women in positions of political power find themselves facing the maelstroms of mass media regarding both their fashion and their right to govern. In this book, contributors offer a wide set of perspectives on women and their fashions when taking up powerful positions in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States as well as emerging women leaders in Asia. This book questions the relationship between women and dress and interrogates how this conversation informs and articulates how women are viewed when taking up public office. The book critiques the interplays between politics, power, class, race, and social expectations concerning the politics of getting dressed.

Women's garments - Volume 2
Women's garments - Volume 2

Author: ESMOD Collective authorship

Publisher: ESMOD

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 2909617955

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Flat pattern drafting and design fashion book for women's wardrobe This method uses a logical drafting technique called ""flat pattern design” that provides key formulas that apply to all fashions. A complete women’s wardrobe can be made using this method from pants to ""suit-coats”: tailored pants, jeans, warm-up suits, suits, jackets and coats in all styles (classic and timeless, fashion, luxury, sport). ABOUT THE AUTHOR ESMOD is the oldest and most renowned fashion design school in the world, with schools established around the globe. Founded in 1841 by Alexis Lavigne, master tailor for Empress Eugénie, ESMOD’s International network has been transmitting ""French Expertise"" that foresees current events and has evolved to meet the market’s needs for over 170 years.