Edwardian fashions for women were characterized by the S-shaped silhouette, embellished with lace, tucks, ruffles, tassels, frills and flounces. This essential book includes eleven detailed projects, which form a capsule collection of clothing and accessories that might have been worn by an Edwardian governess, a woman travelling on an ocean liner, a campaigning suffragette, or a wife overseeing a busy household in a large country house. It explains making sequences in full and advises in detail on how to give the garments a fine, authentic finish.
 
Eleven detailed projects based on the dress collections at Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove, and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Each project includes a detailed description of the original garment, with an accompanying illustration alongside photographs of the original pieces
Scaled patterns are included for all projects with a list of materials and equipment required
Step-by-step instructions with information about the original techniques used and close-up photographs of the making process
Chapters on tools and equipment, fabrics, measurements and sizes, and how to wear Edwardian fashion with ideas on creating new outfits from the featured projects
Advice on how to adapt garments to make them suitable for both wealthy, leisured women, and for their poorer counterparts
 
By: Suzanne Rowland
Published: 04/01/2016
Size: 297x210 mm
Pages: 128
Binding: Paperback