You might be interested in Claudia Kidwell's book Cutting a Fashionable
Fit, which discusses the various alternatives home dressmakers had for
acquiring patterns, primarily in the Victorian era. The German magazines
were translated into the target languages. But aside from that, these
magazines gave dressmakers a large number of stylish patterns and
considerable detailed fashion information at a reasonable price, without
dressmakers being required to develop the patterns themselves. I think
they are definitely superior to Godey's, Peterson's, and most other
popular Victorian fashion magazines--they just provide a lot more and do
it better.
Fran
Lavolta Press
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On 2/28/2012 12:12 PM, Lynn Downward wrote:
Fran,
That's really interesting information. I knew about later periods with
patterns later in the 19C and in the 20th but this early information is all
new. Thanks for sharing.
Having worked with Burda patterns from their magazines (in German without
the seam allowances) before I made costumes and learned more, I can only
imagine that the women sewing from their homes from these magazines had to
be really determined to get that pattern.
LynnD
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