Anne Tyrrell Boeken

Featuring 25 patterns of iconic 20th-century garments, this collection spans from 1910 to 1990, showcasing styles like the 1920s flapper dress and 1970s bell-bottom trousers. Each pattern comes with detailed instructions, fabric notes, and period-appropriate techniques, ensuring an authentic recreation. Accompanying social history commentary enriches the context of each garment, while illustrations and photographs provide visual guidance. Ideal for dressmakers, it offers comprehensive insights into constructing vintage looks, including essential accessories and undergarments.

Working from surviving garments and contemporary tailoring books and patterns, Anne Tyrrell has put together a pattern book of key 20th-century costumes with fascinating historical details on dress.

A stunning collection of the most iconic garments of the 20th century, these vintage patterns chart the 30 key garments that defined their era. The book features a range of historically accurate garments, including a 1920s flapper dress, a 1940s New Look skirt, a 1950s jive skirt, a 1970s maxi coat, and many more. Wonderful illustrations and photographs of period dress are accompanied by practical information on notable features, underwear and accessories for each period. Scale patterns follow for each outfit shown, complete with detailed notes on making up, using techniques appropriate to the period. A grid for enlargement of the pattern pieces is provided together with full instructions. This is an essential book for any dressmaker interested in recreating period dress, especially film and theatre costume-makers, but also fashion designers and fashionistas looking for authentic and individual vintage garments.