Author : Wade Laboissonniere
Release : 1999-01
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 199/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Blueprints of Fashion by : Wade Laboissonniere
Download or read book Blueprints of Fashion written by Wade Laboissonniere. This book was released on 1999-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most popular 1940s 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.