1930s dress making was immaculate! I specifically only wear 1930s and 1940s dresses and they have held up so well I’m able to teach and move around all day on them with NO issues at all!! And they still feel brand new!
Thank you for the very informative video! I've been trying to make a 1930s dress for myself. I was a garment technician by trade, but my god the images of 1930s dresses messed my brain up so bad because I could not see any opening! I was soooo confused. I ended up with the conclusion that they either really didn't have openings or had side zippers. Gald that I found your video to back up my conclusion.
Thank you so much for sharing your collection! I'm making my way through all of your extant examples videos. I just wanted to throw in my vote for acetate for that orange dress. It looks weird, it sounds weird, it gives me the heeby jeebies, and that dress looks and sounds like acetate to me. It was a marvel of engineering that was supposed to replace silk at a cheaper price point. Too bad it shreds when wet and melts easily. I've only ever seen it as linings in formal wear from the 50s and 60s, so it's both shocking and understandable that a late 30s dress was literally made of it when it was super new and amazing.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pieces! I’m obsessed with the 30s so it’s a real treat to see what items from that time actually looked like!
1930s dress making was immaculate! I specifically only wear 1930s and 1940s dresses and they have held up so well I’m able to teach and move around all day on them with NO issues at all!! And they still feel brand new!
A lot of fabric yardage was only 35 inches wide back then. Thanks for the video!
Wonderful dresses, ❤ camera work!
I like the green cherry dress. 🌹
The 30's is my top favourite era
So many wonderful details! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it! :)
Thank you for the very informative video! I've been trying to make a 1930s dress for myself. I was a garment technician by trade, but my god the images of 1930s dresses messed my brain up so bad because I could not see any opening! I was soooo confused. I ended up with the conclusion that they either really didn't have openings or had side zippers. Gald that I found your video to back up my conclusion.
Thank you so much for sharing your collection! I'm making my way through all of your extant examples videos.
I just wanted to throw in my vote for acetate for that orange dress. It looks weird, it sounds weird, it gives me the heeby jeebies, and that dress looks and sounds like acetate to me. It was a marvel of engineering that was supposed to replace silk at a cheaper price point. Too bad it shreds when wet and melts easily. I've only ever seen it as linings in formal wear from the 50s and 60s, so it's both shocking and understandable that a late 30s dress was literally made of it when it was super new and amazing.
I'll try to run an acetone test on it when I get some spare time! You could be right! Glad you're enjoying the videos. :)
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