(NB: After this book, I have no uncolored scans - which means that occasionally the more costumey plates have been removed, sadly.) The favorable reception that the Public deigned to give to our Enterprise serves only to increase our zeal and to redouble our efforts to satisfy its taste, and merit more and more of … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, Volume II
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Making a Waist, The Delineator, Sept. 1901
The original article by A. L. Gorman is fairly long, so I thought I'd summarize the points made. They're helpful, for both modern and historical sewing. The first is definitely something I should keep in mind! "Of all the work incident to dressmaking the construction of a waist requires the most minute care in every … Continue reading Making a Waist, The Delineator, Sept. 1901
New Designs for October, Miroir des Modes, Oct. 1907
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Le Miror des Modes, Chronique Parisienne, Octobre 1907
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Galerie des Modes, 16e Cahier, 6e Figure
Pretty Woman, coiffed with a New Peasant Cap, with an excellent caraco of apple-green taffeta, trimmed with Italian gauze, also on the petticoat. (1778) Caraco à la Francaise, seen from the side, with a matching petticoat over a very rounded bouffante. The trim of Italian gauze; the sabot cuffs very ample and frilled at their … Continue reading Galerie des Modes, 16e Cahier, 6e Figure
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