The movie of the LIVE SHOW of "Showboat" starts in the 1800's, but the end is in the 1920's. The woman who played the Mother wears a great flapper dress, and she had "frontage" if I recall correctly. Worth seeking out, plus it's a great version. Sharon C.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Downward Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 12:00 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1920s shift dresses Hi Cassandra, Thanks for changing the subject line. I've been deleting anything labeled masks for the past few days. Many of the daytime dresses and some of the evening gowns in the 1920s have pleats or gathers at the front shoulder seam to help with shaping. There are some dresses with darts but not tons. I have used Mrs. Depew's patterns for the 20s and 30s and been very happy. Of course, I have to muslin everything being short, short-waisted, swaybacked and round, but her patterns are really a great place to start. Doing your research is always beneficial too. There are lots of larger women in the 1920s and I know they didn't stay in the house for a decade until the fad for boyish clothing faded. I can't remember if Mrs. Depew has her own webpage or is on Etsy but I'm sure you could google her. Mrs. Depew Patterns. Enjoy those weddings! LynnD On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 8:26 PM Cascio Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > I've done masks and am looking at making some 1920s style dresses for > this summer. I know from looking at fashion plates and fashion magazines > that the shift dress just grazes the body which strikes me as just what I > will need this summer. Two things I could use help with for this ongoing > project. Assuming things calm down I have a nephew getting married in > September and another nephew getting married in October. Does anyone have a > link to a good image or pattern of a dressier style of 1920s dress suitable > for a wedding? And secondly I am a DD or DDD cup and don't want to wear a > minimizing undergarment. Did 1920s shift dresses have any darts for > shaping? Where would the darts be and what type of closure would be used > and where would it be if the dress can't be put off and on over the head? > I'm reasonably comfortable with the type of dart manipulation and addition > that was used in the 1950s but I'd love a good pattern to start from for > the 1920s. And any ideas on decoration? I have an embroidery machine so I > could do some decoration but don't have any idea about Art Deco designs. > I've watched through the Phryne Fisher series and I've read the articles > from the Vintage Dancer. I do want to look my age, which is late 50s, so > the gorgeous flapper beading doesn't seem right for my age and daytime > weddings that I'm hoping to go to this fall. > Cassandra On Friday, May 8, 2020, 02:16:01 PM CDT, < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Send h-costume mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of h-costume digest..." > > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] https://indra.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
