Everyday Costumes

For thousands of women across America, hard hit when the frivolity of the twenties ended so resoundingly with the Crash of '29, the pages of the Sears catalog became an essential resource in maintaining a wardrobe. An ambitious marketing operation, it could not afford to take chances on haute couture; its fashions were geared as closely as possible to the prevailing tastes of the American people. For this historically accurate sampling of authentic 1930s fashion, Stella Blum, former Curator of t... [Read More]

Nickelodeon's Nella The Princess Knight proves little girls can be precious princesses and courageous Knights! Be kind, powerful, fabulous and bravely fierce. Dress-up and accessorize to journey with Nella through fairy-tale adventure lands where Dragons, unicorns and furry friends are in no short supply! Let your little one transform from a princess to Knight like Nella The Princess Knight. Step into a fairy-tale land with this enchanting Nella the Knight princess everyday dress-up ensemble!... [Read More]

Few publications illustrate so comprehensively what American men, women, and children wore in the 1940s than the Sears catalogs of those years, when the company's fashions typified the tastes of the American mainstream. This book is a compilation of 122 fully illustrated and captioned pages selected and reproduced from rare copies of Sears catalogs of the World War II era.Over 120 large-format pages have been carefully reprinted on high-quality glossy stock. They reveal in sharp detail the broad... [Read More]

Students and enthusiasts of period costume as well as needleworkers interested in re-creating authentic costumes of America's post-Revolutionary era will welcome this comprehensive, scholarly treatment. It not only discusses and describes the clothing worn in rural America (primarily in New England) between 1783 and 1800, it is one of the few books to include scaled drawings of patterns and full instructions for making most of the garments.The attire includes the clothing both of settlers and of... [Read More]

♥♥ Size Detail(1"=2.54cm):✿✿Size: L US: 12 UK: 16 EU: 42 Bust: 106cm/41.73'' Shoulder: 40cm/15.75'' Length: 79cm/31.10'' ✿✿Size: XL US: 14 UK: 18 EU: 44 Bust: 112cm/44.09'' Shoulder: 41cm/16.14'' Length: 80cm/31.50'' ✿✿Size: 2XL US: 16 UK: 20 EU: 46 Bust: 118cm/46.46'' Shoulder: 42cm/16.54'' Length: 81cm/31.89'' ✿✿Size: 3XL US: 18 UK: 22 EU: 48 Bust: 124cm/48.82'' Shoulder: 43cm/16.93'' Length: 82cm/32.28'' ✿✿Size: 4XL US: 20 UK: 24 EU: 50 Bust: 130cm/51.18'' Shoulder: 44... [Read More]

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This scrupulously researched, meticulously rendered collection spotlights multiple generations of a family for each decade of the twentieth century. Apparel includes everything from ankle-length tennis outfits and men's formal wear of the 1910s to military outfits from both World Wars, high-fashion suits and dresses in the post WWI years, and wedding finery spanning several decades.These immediately useable illustrations have a host of applications for fashion and costume designers, fashion hist... [Read More]

In the early decades of the 20th century, a remarkable phenomenon was revolutionizing American life. Mail-order catalogs, distributed by such firms as Sears, Roebuck and Company, were becoming familiar purveyors of merchandise ranging from stylish fashions for men, women and children to useful products and decorative accessories for the home.For this volume, devoted to everyday clothing of the era, JoAnne Olian, Curator Emeritus of the Costume Collection at the Museum of the City of New York, ha... [Read More]