Редактор: Nancy Villa Bryk For generations, the American dress pattern catalog has enabled countless people of moderate means to wear the latest in fashionable attire - from elaborate "toilettes" to simple accessories for daily wear In historical terms, these volumes have also provided a fascinating glimpse of how people озлбх in an earlier era clothed themselves The present republication of four rare dress pattern catalogs offers today's fashion enthusiasts an excellent overview of apparel popular during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods Selected by Nancy Villa Bryk, Curator of the Division of Domestic Life at the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, the volumes in this unique collection contain more than 3,750 black-and-white illustrations - everything from bicycle suits to evening wear, from men's and children's clothing to delicate lingerie Included in E Butterick & - Co 's "Catalogue for Summer, 1873" are patterns for ladies' wrappers, skirts and basques - a tight fitted bodice E Butterick & Co 's "Summer Catalogue, 1882" includes patterns for dresses with trains, house dresses, an assortment of coats… and sleeves! "The Ladies' Standard Magazine, April 1894" shows - in addition to a wealth of patterns for dresses and bicycling costumes - a fine sampling of millinery, while designs for ladies' dresses, trim shirtwaists and pleated and gored skirts (at an average price of 15 cents per pattern!) are just a few of the many selections featured in the "Spring & Summer 1909 Ready Reference Catalogue of McCall Patterns" Designers and illustrators will find these catalogs a rich, copyright-free source of delightful illustrations Students and fashion historians will want to add this kaleidoscopic collection of vintage clothing styles to their reference libraries.  Кольцо выполненоИздательство: Dover Publications, 1988 г Мягкая обложка, 160 стр ISBN 0-486-25654-5 Язык: Английский Формат: 210x275.