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Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter

An 1895 Guide to Women's Tailoring

Chas Hecklinger

Description

With the dawn of the twentieth century, professional tailors turned to the comprehensive 1895 Keystone guide to create office outfits, riding pants, shirtwaists and other garments.

Filled with more than 80 patterns, the handy resource provided tailors with suggestions for fabric choices as well as instructions for the proper measurement, fitting, cutting and sewing of such items as a bolero jacket, a shirtwaist with yoke, a single-breasted vest and riding breeches.

Supplemented with a selection of newly captioned illustrations from The Delineator magazine, this volume will be a valuable reference for costume designers and fashion historians, and a fascinating window on the past for nostalgia enthusiasts.