1916 fashion

Following on from my terminology post about lingerie dresses and lingerie frocks, here are a few more advertisements featuring lingerie frocks from the June 1915 and July 1916 issues of the Pictoral Review magazine. These illustrations show patterns sold by the American Fashion Company. The detailed images give ideas for fabrics and trim, while the simple line drawings show the basic dress lines. Pictoral Review June 1915 Pictoral Review June 1915 Pictoral Review June 1915 The simple line…

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These images all come from the same fantastic 1916 catalog (which I have available as an eBook ). I love the color illustrations. I personally think fashions from 1916-1918 look a little "plump" and emphasize areas of the figure I would rather not notice (my hips!), but I still enjoy look

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From the April 1916 issue of Woman's World magazine. My vintage website is at: www.vintage123.com

From the July 1916 issue of McCall's magazine. My vintage website: www.vintage123.com

Recently I lucked into the acquisition of real honest-to-goodness primary source material, courtesy of an old friend of mine from high school, Corinne. Her dear mother was getting rid of a large stack of old papers, mostly magazine ads and that sort, and before pitching

waiting for the 1916 trend revival

Walking dress, 1916 US, the Delineator

Delineator -1916