The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a number of posters from their recent exhibit “Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style” for only $4! I just bought the 1933 evening gown by Augusta Bernard poster.
If you haven’t already seen the Soulmates: Century in Shoes website, go there immediately! This site has only served to compound my already rabid shoe obsession. Must….. have….. shoes….
The Home Sewing Association has a somewhat scary sounding name, but is actually quite a handy little repository! Check out their Tips and Trends section for articles on various decades of fashion, contemporary color and fashion trends by season, and construction advice on things like Sewing Vintage, How Our Grandmothers Cared for Fabric, and How to Make a Tailor’s Ironing Board.
A new project — 1930s blouse & skirt. I’ve decided that I don’t want to kill myself to get my 1796 gown done by the Jane Austen ball (2/1) — I’m still wiped from my last project, and I’ve already committed to making a dress for a friend by this ball. So instead I’ll make something fun with no deadline!
The Christmas haul!
Books:
The Gallery of Fashion by Aileen Ribeiro
Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820 by Aileen Ribeiro
DVDs:
The Forsyte Saga
Moll Flanders (BBC version)
woo hoo!