The Vintage Dressmaker

It has come to my attention, sadly, that someone has copied and pasted the content of this blog (word for word, text and images) on their ow...

At last my new computer has arrived. I feel almost human again! Yes, it has been over a year. With a new baby in the house, making us 7 in...

First let me say this... "Downton Abbey" has made the official anouncement that they will be back for a third season set in 1920-...

I love getting things in the mail! Especially new books!! Today four new fantastic vintage books came in the mail reguarding my 1920's r...

The article in "La Mode Illustree" uses the term "coutil" for the choice of material. The term litteraly translates to ...

I played around for a while with a tight fitting princess seam slopper and considered the possibilities for a early 1920’s corset and then ...

As I mentioned earlier my corset that I have is not exactly what I thought it was. I thought it was a 1920's underbust corset, it is in...