1920s flapper dress pattern

In 2009 I was asked to help judge the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals/Threads Challenge. The challenge that year was all about seams. Judging was blind, meaning that the names of the contestants were removed from the final garments, only numbers were attached. For the judging, we were supposed to have a dressform, but none was available, so guess what!!!, I became the dressform! It was such a great experience and I loved seeing the creativity and ingenuity of the garments. The…

Ideas for bridesmaids and guests dresses for Gatsby's / art deco / 20s wedding theme

Posts about beaded dress pattern 1920s twenties written by witness2fashion

I rather love that brief but strange and potent period of fashion history when ladies' dresses were shifting their lines and shape from that of the Twenties into that of the Thirties. Even as the now-iconic look of the latter decade - the straight-edge, close-cropped, waistless Garçonne silhouette - was finally being universally accepted, waistlines began flirting with a woman's actual waist. And just as skirt lengths reached their greatest height yet - skimming or even floating above the…

Between in the 1900s and 1920s, women’s dress went from seventeen layers down to four, and nineteen yards of fabric down to seven. You would think that the drastic reduction in material made clothing more affordable - and they did, except for one thing. Instead of three or four complete outfits for the typical middle

Four beautiful Paris Evening Dresses 1926. Lovely sketches of graceful evening gowns rom Chanel, Lelong, Jenny and House of Worth

1920s Butterick Autumn 1924 Quarterly Sewing Pattern Catalog 84 pgs Instant Download

This is a PAPER sewing pattern for a show-stopping 1927 couture evening gown. The original pattern was designed by famed couture house Drecoll. This wonderful design features two versions that can be sewn in sleeveless or short-sleeved versions. The front has a deep v-neck and a vestee insert that can be made from lace, net, or contrasting fabric. The skirt is longer at back and may be faced with contrasting colors or bound. It joins the bodice at a geometric point at the hips. The back has…