Haslam

[chocolatepot]

I bought three Haslam books last night - My Vintage Wish gives you a little discount if you buy three at a time. One a lingerie book from the war years (it says "lingerie" but contains blouses, skirts, pinafore dresses, housedresses, dressing gowns, a "service overall", etc.), a similar lingerie book probably from about 1948-1950, and a dresses/coats/suits book that's probably ca. 1953. (IMO the intermediary period is so interesting. The A-line skirt, the padded shoulder, but no puff to the sleeve and the hair generally sleek and the skirt significantly longer - yeah, the '47 Bar suit has a pretty fluffy skirt, but in the famous photo of what I assume is a sample/runway version it hangs in an A-line, and the one made for the woman who donated it to the Met to actually wear feels like a much more '40s style, with built-up shoulders and a narrower hip flare.)

I want more. I want all the Haslam books. This is bad! I can't make all of these dresses! But it's so cool.

Comments

[mala_14]

Cool! Looking forward to seeing what you make from these. I am also a big fan of that period. Fashion transitions are always so interesting, like what features hang around and what changes first.

[chocolatepot]

Exactly!

[an_english_girl]

Okay, totally random idea here... but could you teach a class at Costume College on how to use Haslam pattern books? It's not something everyone knows how to do straight off, you know.
?? ;)

[chocolatepot]

That's an idea! Never occurred to me ... maybe!

[danabren]

Why, why is Galliano's version so "dressing up in mommy's clothes"? No balance between too-light skirt and bar jacket hem. Ugh.

[chocolatepot]

I do not know. Maybe it's the angle, or her pose? Like if she weren't jutting out her hip, the peplum might not seem so sticky-outy.

[danabren]

Whatever the reason or combination, it is Not Good.