The most popular 1940s styles, from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and evening dresses, plus toys, needlework, and gifts, are presented here in 550 color photographs of pattern envelopes from companies like Advance, Butterick, Hollywood, McCall, Simplicity, Vogue, and others. A wide array of pattern-related items is presented, including publications and advertising, display dolls, tools, and various forms of packaging. The pattern envelope illustrations are wonderful period drawings of '40s fashions. All who enjoy these great styles will find Blueprints of Fashion to be a refreshing approach and an important first book on this growing field of interest.
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Wade Laboissonniere (Costume Designer) designed the stage adaptation of Disney's High School Musical companies including US, UK, and Spain tours and the West End. Additional national tours include Irving Berlin's White Christmas. He is a graduate of the design program at Yale University School of Drama.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. PUBLISHER: Schiffer Pub Ltd DATE/EDITION: 1999, no added dates or printings indicated. BINDING: Softbound in illustrated glossy paper wraps, 8 1/2" x 11", 176 pages. DUST JACKET: None, as issued. BOOK CONDITION: Very good, flat covers, no creases in spine, tight binding, clean inside and out. DESCRIPTION: Well illustrated throughout. Home sewing patterns of the 1950s. Seller Inventory # 009006
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. During the 1950s, many women used their sewing skills to recreate the incredibly feminine styles that were adapted into commercial sewing patterns. The 1950s saw renowned designers such as Lanvin, Fath, Schiaparelli, and Givenchy licensing their names and designs to pattern companies in record numbers: designers from Paris to New York to Hollywood can be accounted for in the pattern catalogs of the 1950s. Any woman who could sew could have the latest designer styles for a fraction of the cost. Using over 600 color photos, this informative and enjoyable text outlines the beginnings of the huge pattern industry, its evolution, and continuation through the 1950s. Numerous examples of pattern-related ephemera are pictured along with different types of fashions--from dresses to separates to evening gowns to lingerie. Also included are accessories, needlework, gifts, and toys. This is an invaluable guide for all who are interested in sewing or designing. The most popular 1950s clothing styles were available in patterns for the home seamstress. Companies like Advance, Butterick, McCall and others marketed their patterns to housewives with beautifully illustrated envelopes featuring everything from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and more. Collectible in themselves, these illustrations also document an era of fashion design. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780764309199
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Paperback. Condition: New. The most popular 1940s styles, from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and evening dresses, plus toys, needlework, and gifts, are presented here in 550 color photographs of pattern envelopes from companies like Advance, Butterick, Hollywood, McCall, Simplicity, Vogue, and others. A wide array of pattern-related items is presented, including publications and advertising, display dolls, tools, and various forms of packaging. The pattern envelope illustrations are wonderful period drawings of '40s fashions. All who enjoy these great styles will find Blueprints of Fashion to be a refreshing approach and an important first book on this growing field of interest. Seller Inventory # LU-9780764309199
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Paperback. Condition: New. The most popular 1940s styles, from couture to everyday workclothes, ensembles, sportswear, lingerie, and evening dresses, plus toys, needlework, and gifts, are presented here in 550 color photographs of pattern envelopes from companies like Advance, Butterick, Hollywood, McCall, Simplicity, Vogue, and others. A wide array of pattern-related items is presented, including publications and advertising, display dolls, tools, and various forms of packaging. The pattern envelope illustrations are wonderful period drawings of '40s fashions. All who enjoy these great styles will find Blueprints of Fashion to be a refreshing approach and an important first book on this growing field of interest. Seller Inventory # LU-9780764309199
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Condition: New. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 600 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; WC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 814. Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s. 176 pages, over 600 colour photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; WC; WFB. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight: 808. . 1999. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780764309199
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Condition: New. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 600 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; WC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 814. Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s. 176 pages, over 600 colour photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; WC; WFB. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 11. Weight: 808. . 1999. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780764309199
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