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Making Vintage 1940s Clothes for Women
Sarah Magill
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Description for Making Vintage 1940s Clothes for Women
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 331 colour photographs and patterns. BIC Classification: 3JJH; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 488.
The 1940s were an iconic period of women's dress history, with the familiar square shoulders, crepe tea dresses and seamed stockings paired with red lips, victory curls and head scarves. This book explains the period's sewing techniques and makes a range of 1940s outfits to recreate the look of those vintage years. With detailed step-by-step instruction and over 300 photographs, it captures the style of the time and explains the impact of wartime austerity on the cut and construction of women's dress.
The 1940s were an iconic period of women's dress history, with the familiar square shoulders, crepe tea dresses and seamed stockings paired with red lips, victory curls and head scarves. This book explains the period's sewing techniques and makes a range of 1940s outfits to recreate the look of those vintage years. With detailed step-by-step instruction and over 300 photographs, it captures the style of the time and explains the impact of wartime austerity on the cut and construction of women's dress.
Product Details
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785003103
SKU
V9781785003103
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sarah Magill
Sarah Magill specialises in costume cut and construction, with a particular love of early to mid-twentieth century women's dress. She lectures on the Costume and Performance Design course at the Arts University Bournemouth. Her research interests include the Utility and Make-do and Mend schemes during the Second World War.
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