"I love vintage clothing and this coloring book is fantastic!" Marty "These dresses are classic. I love coloring them!" Jane "One of my favorite adult coloring books!" Paula Created by best selling illustrator and modern artist Beth Ingrias, Adult Coloring Books: 1930's Vintage Dresses gives you the opportunity to color in 30 vintage dress designs from the 1930s using your favorite coloring tools. Tons of fun and is certain to take you back to the good old days. This adult coloring book features 30 unique designs found nowhere else. Each intricate design is printed on the front of the pages only so you don't have to worry about your work of art bleeding through and ruining the patterns on the next page. Each page is printed on bright white 60# paper. Unleash your inner artist, relax, unwind and have fun coloring each intricate pattern. "When I am not busy drawing and illustrating, I love creating and re purposing all kinds of clothing. Vintage clothing just happens to be my favorite. Now you can enjoy creating and coloring your own vintage dresses too! " Beth Ingrias.

From the turbulence of the 1930s emerged the Golden Age of Glamour. Framed by two world-changing events – the economic crash of 1929 and the outbreak of the Second World War – the 1930s saw new looks emerge and thrive, despite economic and social uncertainty. This was the decade of the bias cut, the statement shoulder, the puff sleeve, the tea dress, the fur shrug and the floor-length evening gown. It was also the era that saw Hollywood challenge Paris's fashion crown and its stars become fashion icons, signalling a new grown-up direction in womenswear design. Packed with over 500 original photographs, illustrations and sketches from the decade, this is an essential guide for any fashion historian, student or vintage enthusiast. These classic images have been selected from popular fashion publications of the day, mail-order catalogues and Hollywood studio press shots, including material from Chic Parisien, Harper's Bazaar, Sears, La Femme Chic and film studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount. Authored and edited by renowned design historian, Charlotte Fiell, this volume also contains an authoritative introduction by fashion historian, Emmanuelle Dirix, as well as the biographies of the key designers and fashion houses of the period.

From the elegant bias-cut gown to the light and liberating day dress, this book looks at and celebrates the historic silhouettes, fabric cuts and contextual history of 1930s clothing. Equipped with instructions, patterns and enchanting photos, it explores the history of 1930s fashion, and explains how to make a range of versatile thirties inspired garments. It takes ten examples of 1930s garments, ranging from a lingerie set to a heavy coat, to create a capsule collection. The patterns are taken from original 1930s garments, with each piece being carefully measured and the patterns scaled down accordingly. Step-by-step instructions for making each garment are complemented by close up photographs of historic details and decoration. A beautiful and practical book, it will inspire designers, dressmakers and lovers of vintage fashion who want to express themselves through timeless and elegant style. Explores the history and context of 1930s clothing styles, cuts and designers, to give a full understanding of how fabric was manipulated to create figure-hugging silhouettes. Superbly illustrated with 443 colour images and 29 patterns taken from original 1930s garments.

Adult coloring book: 1930's Vintage Dresses TRAVEL size. This adult coloring book is 5" x 8"(12.7 x 20.32 cm). This makes it the perfect size for coloring on the go. Color while you are waiting at the doctor's office. Color while you are watching television. This smaller sized book makes it easy to color anywhere! Created by best selling illustrator and modern artist Beth Ingrias, Adult Coloring Books: 1930's Vintage Dresses gives you the opportunity to color in 30 vintage dress designs from the 1930s using your favorite coloring tools. Tons of fun and is certain to take you back to the good old days. This adult coloring book features 30 unique designs found nowhere else. Each intricate design is printed on the front of the pages only so you don't have to worry about your work of art bleeding through and ruining the patterns on the next page. Each page is printed on bright white 60# paper. Unleash your inner artist, relax, unwind and have fun coloring each intricate pattern. "When I am not busy drawing and illustrating, I love creating and re purposing all kinds of clothing. Vintage clothing just happens to be my favorite. Now you can enjoy creating and coloring your own vintage dresses too! " Beth Ingrias.

In September 1939, just three weeks after the outbreak of war, Gladys Mason wrote briefly in her diary about events in Europe: 'Hitler watched German siege of Warsaw. City in flames.' And, she continued, 'Had my wedding dress fitted. Lovely.' For Gladys Mason, and for thousands of women throughout the long years of the war, fashion was not simply a distraction, but a necessity - and one they weren't going to give up easily. In the face of bombings, conscription, rationing and ludicrous bureaucracy, they maintained a sense of elegance and style with determination and often astonishing ingenuity. From the young woman who avoided the dreaded 'forces bloomers' by making knickers from military-issue silk maps, to Vogue's indomitable editor Audrey Withers, who balanced lobbying government on behalf of her readers with driving lorries for the war effort, Julie Summers weaves together stories from ordinary lives and high society to provide a unique picture of life during the Second World War. As a nation went into uniform and women took on traditional male roles, clothing and beauty began to reflect changing social attitudes. For the first time, fashion was influenced not only by Hollywood and high society but by the demands of industrial production and the pressing need to 'make-do-and-mend'. Beautifully illustrated and full of gorgeous detail, Fashion on the Ration lifts the veil on a fascinating era in British fashion.

A survey of women's patterns for the 1930's, from original garments, aimed at designers, costumers, historians and re-enactors, this book includes the patterns, sketches, notes and photographs of some original and reconstructed garments.