1940’s Fashion Articles

1960s Shop Window Mannequins Being Dressed, UK Fashion

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Patterning a Gilded Age Bodice — Fashion Plate to Reality

I'm sure it's happened to most of us -- we see a really cool fashion plate, or movie costume, or extant dress, and wonder -- how the heck is that thing made? And then we embark on the trial and error process of figuring it out. So this is all about how I took my basic...

Journey through a Dress: Exploring a 1930s / 1940s Crepe Evening Gown

Fashion designer & C&TA committee member, Stephen Worth, explores the history, unusual feature and the construction of a fabulous charity shop find to uncover the glamorous world of the 1930s / 1940s ... The Costume & Textile Association (C&TA) is an independent...