Historical Fashion
The Great Archive Project!
Like many of you out there - I am a vintage pattern collector ( . . .erm . . hoarder!) One of the pattern types I love most are the fashion magazines with over sized, over printed pattern sheets. ...
"LADIES GARMENTS: THE SECOND TRY-ON" - 1922 - PART 4
From the Sartorial Gazette - June 1922 WALKING SKIRTS In fitting a walking skirt, first see that the waist is right for size, then that it hangs well all round - fronts, sides and back. Th...
"LADIES GARMENTS: THE SECOND TRY-ON" - 1922 - PART 3
From the Sartorial Gazette - June 1922 The Second Try-On In the second baste-up, much less tacking should be necessary. I would advise the tacking of side-seams, outward as before. The sleeve...
"Ladies Garments: The Baste-Up And Try-On" - 1922 - Part 2
From the Sartorial Gazette - June 1922 The First Try-On If the lady is nervous, or stands like a Dutch doll, afraid to move, and thus fails to get the coat well on to the shoulders -- well, I am s...
"Ladies Garments: The Baste-Up And Try-On" - 1922 - Part 1
Part 1 of an article from the Satorial Gazette - June 1921. Procedures to follow in the basting and fitting of women's garments.
The Romney Dress Company
This interesting little collection of pages appears to be a group of internal documents for a January promotion of the company's dress line. Included are some typewritten pages that are clearly com...
The Great German Pattern Obsession
An introduction to the beautiful vintage German fashion magazines
The 1927 Printz-Biederman Garment Company
Another interesting little find from deep in the archives. From fall and winter 1927. This nine page booklet, published by the Printz-Biederman company, appears to have been a department store ...