1st Edition
Stitching La Mode: Patterns and Dressmaking from Fashion Plates of 1785-1795
1. Introduction Section 1: Historical Context and How-To’s 2. Fashion, Fashion Plates and Dressmaking, 1785-1795 3. Enlarging and Altering the Patterns 4. Master Sewing Instructions Section 2: Fashion Plate Patterns and Recreations 5. 1785 Caraco Jacket & Petticoat 6. 1786 Robe à la Turque & Petticoat 7. 1787 Robe à l’Anglaise & Petticoat 8. 1788 Robe à l’Anglaise & Petticoat 9. 1789 Chemise Gown Variation 10. 1790 Chemise Gown 11. 1790 Jacket & Petticoat 12. 1791 Lévite Gown & Petticoat 13. 1792 Robe à l’Anglaise & Petticoat 14. 1793 Chemise Gown Variation & Petticoat 15. 1794 Open-Front Round Gown 16. 1794 Drop-Front Round Gown & Open Robe 17. 1795 Riding Habit
Biography
Carolyn Dowdell is an academic dress historian with a master’s degree from the University of Alberta, Canada and doctorate from Queen’s University, Canada in the field of Dress History and Material Culture Studies. She is a social media personality and content developer under the brand name "The Modern Mantua Maker" (@modernmantuamaker).
