The Great War: Styles Patterns of the 1910s by Robert L. Shep


The Great War: Styles Patterns of the 1910s
Title : The Great War: Styles Patterns of the 1910s
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ISBN : 0914046268
ISBN-10 : 9780914046264
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 240
Publication : First published April 1, 1998

A wonderful mix of the more liberated American women's fashions and 'dashing' British military and civilian uniforms. Often called "The Forgotten Era", the "Teens" bridge the gap between the Edwardians and the Flappers. American women's fashions are amazingly soft and informal while the British cling to a more formal look. We have combined The American Garment Cutter for Women's Garments with British patterns and articles from the West End Gazette to cover all types of clothing for men and women, plus British military uniforms and civilian uniforms such as Red Cross, policemen, chauffeurs, etc.
There are many fashion illustrations and a department store catalog of 1915.

The Great War: Styles Patterns of the 1910s Reviews

  • Athena

    Covering the mid-1910's thru the late 19-teens this book reprints pages from two periodicals of the era (British West End Gazette & The American Garment Cutter for Women) which informed tailors/seamstresses of the day on the newest clothing trends for men and women and how to make them, including diagrams and instructions. In addition there are reprinted pages from the Ladies Home Journal (1911) and Needlecraft (1917) on aspects of dressing, along with reprinted pages from the Standard Mail Order Co (1914) illustrating many different pieces of clothing that were available by mail order. There are also reprinted pages on elements of dress, tailors sniping at one another, the status of military tailors, police outfits, the choice of colour in ladies' dress, 'A Message from our Russian Friends,' the classes of the Royal Household and dress requirements, and on and on. And on.

    Experienced sewists can draft and sew the 80 patterns included (note that most of the men's patterns are for different uniform pieces, military and otherwise), and just about anyone interested in the era will enjoy thumbing through the copious illustrations and/or reading the occasional article.

    Fashion is something that affects us all, whether we wish it to or not, and this collection provides a terrific snapshot of a time not really that long ago, but which seems incredibly quaint to the modern eye and ear. Imagine how quaint we shall appear in 100 years ...