Vintage couture tailoring

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Traditional tailoring is a fascinating craft, which has not changed for many centuries, however, the techniques are now known only by a few practising in the best couture ateliers and bespoke tailor's workrooms. Nothing feels quite so luxurious or sophisticated as bespoke clothes, but the tailoring skills they require are often seen to be shrouded in mystery and the clothes therefore only accessible to the rich and famous. This practical book reveals the trade secrets of couture tailoring and b…

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Title Statements

Full title :Vintage couture tailoring / Thomas von Nordheim.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Crowood Press
Place of Publication:Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (159 pages) : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781847975881, 1847975887
oclc:ocn862732857
LC Classification:TT515
Dewey Decimal:646.404

A brief history of tailoring -- The tailoring process -- Tools of the trade -- Preparations, cutting and marking -- The use of interlinings -- Creating and supporting shape -- Building the jacket fronts -- The jetted pocket -- The tailored collar -- The tailored sleeve -- Lining the jacket -- Buttonholes.