Art in dress (1922) (14779419764)

Identifier: artindress00brow (find matches)
Title: Art in dress
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Brown, P. Clement (Percy Clement), 1886-
Subjects: Dressmaking Clothing and dress
Publisher: New York, P. C. Brown
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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pring draw a line up fromeach dot to Semi-Fit Waist Line. Cut open and insert a piece of paper ormaterial spreading one inch at the bottom tapering up to nothing. Or youmay just open and pin down onto another piece of paper, spreading oneinch at the bottom and tapering up to nothing and cut out new Block. Back is done by springing every ^ inch and then followed out the sameas the front. Frill: Draw Line across at the end of your Block Line, which is seveninches down. Measure from Side Seam after all springing is accomplished,three inches up, out three inches, draw line down to line (Top of Skirt Line).At the three inch point above draw line straight across. Spring every inchdown to the top of skirt line. Cut this frill off as it sets better by cuttingit separately and placing it back. Back frill is sprung and cut the same. TheStudio Model is made up of Black Chiffon Taffeta. Circular Skirt and Frillof White Broadcloth, edge corded in double cording of Black and White. Ninety-nine riri
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One hundred Lines in Name OnlyButterfly Kimona Lines in Name Only are always sensitive to the beauty of a symbolicdesign. We have the Butterfly Kimona for example. The flowing lines of an open sleeve and skirt panels are essentially ofButterfly origin. There are all modern improvements, as silk lace for skirtand silk medallions with streamers. In all probability the name of this silhouette was derived from theButterfly because its wings are spread in flight. In this Model it is onlythe Lines of the Sleeves that have this silhouette origin. Todays Butterfly Kimona has all the advantages over its beautifulnamesake. The Designer regards nothing further than the Butterfly KimonaBlock in the creation of the Design. These Lines in Name Only often becomepopular and will be seen upon every representation of Designs. In otherinstances, we have the Straight Neck, The Bateau Neck in definition Longnarrow light boat. The neck line is long and narrow, thus the Designerhas these lines to use contin