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Sometimes evil is just more fun at least when it comes to fashion! I've always found the era of transition between the 1910s and 1920s to be a fascinating point of history and incredibly evocative of our modern expectations of villain aesthetics. Art Deco is such an aggressive style after winding our way through the Aesthetic Movement and Art Nouveau. So, armed with an affinity for 1920 suits, some black wool, and detailed instructions, I set out.

The first step was creating a pattern. I worked out of two tailoring manuals from around the era, testing out both styles. I ended up merging the two as the shoulders fit better from one (without major alterations) and the other had the correct skirt shape. For once, I also had instructions from the correct era to walk me through most of the process of construction. While there were places I needed to deviate due to style differences, the main body of work was still incredibly useful. Tailoring manuals that include step by step instructions are relatively rare, and it is especially the case when it comes to instructions for women's tailoring. It will be interesting to compare this to mens work of the same era later!

The New Standard Work: https://archive.org/details/newstanda...
Progressive Tailor: https://play.google.com/books/reader?...
Mrs Depew Book: https://www.etsy.com/listing/68873524...

Beaux Arts de Modes: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgicontent/an...
Les Modes: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb3...
Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/librari...

Striped Silk: https://camellucci.com/collections/si...

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00:00 Intro
00:36 Art Deco Aesthetics
04:30 Drafting & Construction Plans
06:41 Canvas
11:21 Pockets
15:13 Structure
22:44 Sleeves
26:28 Lining
28:11 Reveal