By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comJackie Kennedy Wedding Dress 1953Jacqueline Bouvier married John Fitzgerald Kennedy on 12 Septemeber 1953. She was 24, he 36. They were married in Newport, Rhode Island. Jackie’s wedding dress was a ball gown of ivory silk taffeta with a huge round skirt. The dress created by dressmaker Ann Lowe.The wedding dress …
Experience the timeless elegance of Princess Margaret’s wedding dress. Discover the exquisite details and luxurious fabrics that made her 1960 wedding a royal affair.
A full history of 1920s wedding dress, review from 1920s real wedding photos
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com1940s Fashion HistoryThese post World War II vintage Pattern Cutting Design Fashion Pictures are from 1948. Each image is also shown with the vintage pattern draft required to achieve the sewn style. Many of the details of earlier 1940s fashions are visible in these images as well as elements of …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comThe Costume Detective How to Date Photos with Costume HistoryDating the Photos from the 1800s of Charlotte Emma PitmanThe old photograph below is one I examined with the understanding that the date estimated was likely to be 5 years either side of the actual photograph.Lindsay the owner agreed with me …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comI have drawn a variety of shapes to illustrate women’s fashion silhouettes from 1940. These illustrations capture the elements of silhouettes found in old magazines such as Le Petit Echo de la Mode, Butterick and McCall’s pattern books of the day. I have redrawn them in my own style then …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.comFashion Silhouettes Timeline Drawings The fashion history era between 1930 and 1932 is one which shows a new line, a new silhouette. I have studied costume drawings and fashion plates of the thirties and then I have redrawn them in my own style. After I made these simple line drawings …
Edited By Pauline Weston Thomas For Fashion-Era.comThis costume history page is about Medieval Hairstyles. It consists of a selection of women-only headdresses and hairstyle illustrations and text from 1066 to 1327 all taken from Calthrop’s English Costume. They are as shown in individual Calthrop costume pages for specific eras on 36 other pages in another …
1930s hair and hats fashion history including Marie Claire History and Hat Pictures.
Get groovy with 70s women’s hairstyles! From bohemian waves to sleek bobs, channel the iconic fashion of the era and make a bold fashion statement.