Strange Choices in “The New Look”

April 25, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

I want to start by saying that I'm not opposed to inaccurate historical fiction. There are a lot of great things that can be done with inaccuracies in historical fiction: highlighting figures who never got their due, crossing a modern story with a setting that imposes un-modern limitations. I love Our Flag Means Death, one … Continue reading Strange Choices in “The New Look”

The New Look?

April 15, 2019February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ 2 Comments

I've written a lot (a lot) about why it's wrong to put Chanel, and even Chanel plus Poiret, up on a pedestal as the pivot(s) of a sharp turning point in fashion, but I've only touched on Dior and the New Look once or twice. Just like the earlier narrative compresses time to juxtapose frothy Edwardian … Continue reading The New Look?

Fabulous Full-Slip (and the Haslam System)

December 21, 2017February 28, 2024 ~ Cassidy Percoco ~ Leave a comment

When I posted about my half-slip, I linked to some information about the Haslam System of Dresscutting but didn't really get into it. Let me rectify that now! The Haslam System is a method of creating patterns for anyone, at any size within a particular range. Where a paper pattern comes at full size in … Continue reading Fabulous Full-Slip (and the Haslam System)