Period Pattern: 1900s S-curve ladies!

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The final project in Judy Adamson's period pattern class was to drape on our antique 1900s dress form which is constructed with the unusual "pigeon-breasted" silhouette imparted by the S-curve corsetry of the period. These projects turned out stunning!




One of our coworkers called this "fin de siecle Cruella deVil"!
Left, mourning gown by Amy A. Page.
Right, lace insertion gown by Shanna Parks.


Amy Page's mourning dress project really illustrates well the extreme posture of the S-curve silhouette.


Bodice detail of both projects.


Bonus pic: Kaitlin Fara's 1910 clocked stocking, on an actual leg!

Comments

[palesknbeauty.livejournal.com]

Really nice work. The white dress was known as a "Lingerie Dress" heh it was the turn of the century version of our jeans and t shirts. Very common and very beautiful!