Everyday Fashions, 1909-1920, As Pictured in Sears Catalogs
- ISBN13: 9780486286280
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Entertaining pictorial record displays elegant dresses for special occasions, everyday wear, and two-piece suits for women; charming hats trimmed with ribbon and feathers, attractive sailor suits for little boys and more. Invaluable to collectors, designers and fashion historians. Descriptive captions.
Everyday Fashions, 1909-1920, As Pictured in Sears Catalogs
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Hedera Femme
April 30, 2010 at 10:23 am
This book provides a comprehensive series of illustrations that immerse you in the world of fashion from this era. It is authentic and beautifully laid out, and depicts numerous costume items from the early 20th century, though mostly focusing on women. The pictures depict everything from dresses to shoes, hats to gloves; the women’s hairstyles, makeup, undergarments, and overall looks give the reader the most authentic possible view of fashion and the aesthetic ideals of the time. The catalogue also shows the prices and features descriptions that include fabric and color. There are some pictures of men’s and children’s fashions. This book is thorough and unbelievably beautiful. The whole series of Sears catalogue fashions by decade is amazing. I recommend them all!
Rating: 5 / 5
Goodbye Cruel World
April 30, 2010 at 11:03 am
Thru illustrations created for the Sears Catalogs of the early twentieth century, clothing–functional, extravagant, glamorous, practical–is reproduced for visual inspection. Great for research, for curiosity seekers who wish to know what our foremothers wore, or in the case in which I used it, this is a perfect reference book to give to a dressmaker to let her see an example of an outfit you’d like to have made. An great book!
Rating: 5 / 5
Anonymous
April 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm
I am totally hooked on this series and hope Dover continues it for 1899-1909 and the ’50s and ’60s, as well. Note in this volume that the brilliant folk at J. Peterman have copied some of the c1913 skirts in their mail order catalog (I now own two, and they’re gorgeous). Thank you, Dover, and thank you, J. Peterman!
Rating: 5 / 5
S. L. Parkinson
April 30, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Crammed full of illustrations and descriptions of dresses, coats, hats, footwear, lingerie, and accessories such as jewellery and handbags. Menswear and children’s clothes are included, but the focus is on women’s wear. We can see changes in the desired silhouette, the movement of hemlines upwards and downwards, and the influence of the war on styles and trims. JoAnne Olian’s introduction provides an excellent summary of the trends in the period covered.
A useful reference book that’s also a pleasure to dip into.
Rating: 5 / 5
Flo B. Foxworthy
April 30, 2010 at 5:23 pm
This book (and the others in the series) are absolutely fantastic.
As a costumer, i’ve found these books to be extremely helpful in recreating costumes of the period. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in vintage clothing styles.
Rating: 5 / 5