This set of fashion history pages looks at pictures of women’s skirt and jacket designs of 1974 fashions.
This set of fashion history pages looks at pictures of women’s skirt and jacket designs of 1974 fashions.
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com This set of pages looks at pictures of fashion designs from a 1977 dressmaking magazine. The 1970s thumbnail pictures below in the main chart all enlarge to A4 size when printed. These 1970s images are taken from a 1977 dressmaking pattern magazine of unbranded dressmaking patterns from a weekly …
Step back in time to the lavish and dramatic 1980s wedding dress. From poofy sleeves to oversized bows, explore the extravagant and iconic bridal looks of the decade.
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Jackie Kennedy Wedding Dress 1953 Jacqueline 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. …
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.com 1940s Fashion History These 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 …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com The Costume Detective How to Date Photos with Costume History Dating the Photos from the 1800s of Charlotte Emma Pitman The 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 …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com I 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 …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Fashion 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 …