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La Bricoleuse ([personal profile] labricoleuse) wrote2009-12-18 12:27 pm

Period Pattern: 1900s S-curve ladies!

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!



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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.

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

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Bodice detail of both projects.

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

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