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8 minutes ago - COPY LINK TO DOWNLOAD : https://pdf.bookcenterapp.com/slide/B07ZDJKJP2 | PDF_ The Art of the Hoop: 1860 - 1869: Fashion, Sewing, and Clothing Care Advice | The great desire of a fashionable woman of the present day, is to possess a costume which is like nothing ever seen before. Peterson’ s Magazine, April 1865The art of the hoop was an everchanging ideal. During the 1860s the shape of the crinoline shifted from a simple cage-hoop to panniers, with styles updating almost monthly. Ladies of means seemed desperate to stay a la mode, and even middle-class women tried to keep up.Fashion magazines were studied and dissected, scoured for details on how each effect was created, how seams were manipulated, and where hems fell. They learned why changes were made, when they went out of date, and how to recreate the styles they liked. And, of course, the American civil war intruded.But the 1860s were difficult for dressmakers, since fashions changed so rapidly. Styles cycled between the ages, from Louis XV. to Marie Antoinette, and even tried forays into high-waisted Empire dresses.This book compiles sewing and fashion advice given in books and magazines during the 1860s, given in the words of writers of that time. Each entry shows the name and date of the periodical quoted. It has three sections:1) Sewing tips and fashion advice2) Faic cleaning and care.3) Bibliography of magazines and books I found useful. I’ ve included over 960 black and white period engravings to help show the details of their work.<br>
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The Art of the Hoop: 1860 - 1869: Fashion, Sewing, and Clothing Care Advice Sinopsis : The great desire of a fashionable woman of the present day, is to possess a costume which is like nothing ever seen before. Peterson’s Magazine, April 1865The art of the hoop was an everchanging ideal. During the 1860s the shape of the crinoline shifted from a simple cage-hoop to panniers, with styles updating almost monthly. Ladies of means seemed desperate to stay a la mode, and even middle-class women tried to keep up.Fashion magazines were studied and dissected, scoured for details on how each effect was created, how seams were manipulated, and where hems fell. They learned why changes were made, when they went out of date, and how to recreate the styles they liked. And, of course, the American civil war intruded.But the 1860s were difficult for dressmakers, since fashions changed so rapidly. Styles cycled between the ages, from Louis XV. to Marie Antoinette, and even tried forays into high-waisted Empire dresses.This book compiles sewing and fashion advice given in books and magazines during the 1860s, given in the words of writers of that time. Each entry shows the name and date of the periodical quoted. It has three sections:1) Sewing tips and fashion advice2) Faic cleaning and care.3) Bibliography of magazines and books I found useful. I’ve included over 960 black and white period engravings to help show the details of their work.
