Blueprints of Fashion : Home Sewing Patterns of The 1950s by Wade...
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Blueprints of Fashion : Home Sewing Patterns of The 1950s by Wade.... Using over 600 color photos, this informative and enjoyable text outlines the beginnings of the huge pattern industry, its evolution, and continuation through the 1950s. Also included are accessories, needlework, gifts, and toys. Collector Bookstore Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCH-1999-9780764309199-X2 Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s ISBN: 9780764309199 Book Title: Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s Author: Wade Laboissonniere Binding: Soft Cover Copyright: 1999 Pages: 176 Size: 8.5 x 11 in. During the 1950s, many women used their sewing skills to recreate the incredibly feminine styles that were adapted into commercial sewing patterns. The 1950s saw renowned designers such as Lanvin, Fath, Schiaparelli, and Givenchy licensing their names and designs to pattern companies in record numbers: designers from Paris to New York to Hollywood can be accounted for in the pattern catalogs of the 1950s. Any woman who could sew could have the latest designer styles for a fraction of the cost. Using over 600 color photos, this informative and enjoyable text outlines the beginnings of the huge pattern industry, its evolution, and continuation through the 1950s. Numerous examples of pattern-related ephemera are pictured along with different types of fashions--from dresses to separates to evening gowns to lingerie. Also included are accessories, needlework, gifts, and toys. This is an invaluable guide for all who are interested in sewing or designing. Over 600 color photos (Description generated 2026-05-20) 44982d0c0e138c2ffcd2e9f03df2d513
