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Background imageDressmakers Collection: Feast of St Catherine, patron saint of clothing workers (colour litho)

Feast of St Catherine, patron saint of clothing workers (colour litho)
2779983 Feast of St Catherine, patron saint of clothing workers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feast of St Catherine)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Belle Epoque Paris, Fashionable lady, trying on a dress (colour litho)

Belle Epoque Paris, Fashionable lady, trying on a dress (colour litho)
5198084 Belle Epoque Paris, Fashionable lady, trying on a dress (colour litho) by Guillaume, Albert (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashionable lady, trying on a dress)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Censorship (colour litho)

Censorship (colour litho)
3096383 Censorship (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Censorship. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageDressmakers Collection: A fitting at Felix dressmakers, Paris (colour photo)

A fitting at Felix dressmakers, Paris (colour photo)
3098689 A fitting at Felix dressmakers, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fitting at Felix dressmakers, Paris)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Dressmakers (engraving)

The Dressmakers (engraving)
3646797 The Dressmakers (engraving) by Roghman, Geertryut (1625-47); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dressmakers. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: H Pritchard, mercer, tailor and draper, trade card (engraving)

H Pritchard, mercer, tailor and draper, trade card (engraving)
731623 H Pritchard, mercer, tailor and draper, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H Pritchard, mercer, tailor and draper, trade card)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets. Advertisement (colour litho)

Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets. Advertisement (colour litho)
560430 Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets. Advertisement (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets. Advertisement)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Everyday People (lithograph)

Everyday People (lithograph)
3099551 Everyday People (lithograph) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Everyday People by Charles Dana Gibson (Charles Scribner, 1904)

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Bridesmaid, 1908. Creator: Larsson, Carl (1853-1919)

The Bridesmaid, 1908. Creator: Larsson, Carl (1853-1919)
The Bridesmaid, 1908. Found in the collection of Ateneum, Helsinki

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Londons drapers 1900

Londons drapers 1900
Busy work room in a drapers in London. Date: 1900

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Dressmakers Workshop

Dressmakers Workshop
Women working in a dressmakers workshop. Date: 1894

Background imageDressmakers Collection: PARIS DRESSMAKER

PARIS DRESSMAKER
Interior of a dressmakers in Paris, showing a lady sitting while the shop assistants fetch, carry, cut up, and measure fabric. Date: circa 1760

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Hochschule für Zuschneidekunst (College for Cutting Art), 1911

Hochschule für Zuschneidekunst (College for Cutting Art), 1911
Hochschule fü r Zuschneidekunst (College for Cutting Art), 1911. Private Collection

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Seamstresses, 1894

The Seamstresses, 1894. Found in the Collection of Zornmuseet, Mora

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Sewing school in Huizen, 1891

Sewing school in Huizen, 1891. Found in the Collection of Singer Museum Laren

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Workers leaving the Maison Paquin, in the Rue de La Paix, c. 1912

Workers leaving the Maison Paquin, in the Rue de La Paix, c. 1912. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Milliner, 1746

The Milliner, 1746. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Young Seamstresses, 1848-1849

The Young Seamstresses, 1848-1849. Private Collection

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Milliner

The Milliner. Private Collection

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Le Lever des ouvrieres en modes

Le Lever des ouvrieres en modes. Private Collection

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Tired. Artist: Krohg, Christian (1852-1925)

Tired. Artist: Krohg, Christian (1852-1925)
Tired. Found in the collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Virgilio Zanini Tailoring, 1900. Artist: Sormani, Gian Luciano (1867-1938)

Virgilio Zanini Tailoring, 1900. Artist: Sormani, Gian Luciano (1867-1938)
Virgilio Zanini Tailoring, 1900. From a private collection

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Toilet of an young Russian officer, c. 1815. Artist: Garneray, Ambroise Louis (1783-1857)

Toilet of an young Russian officer, c. 1815. Artist: Garneray, Ambroise Louis (1783-1857)
Toilet of an young Russian officer, c. 1815. From a private collection

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Trying on Jabot, c. 1815. Artist: Anonymous

Trying on Jabot, c. 1815. Artist: Anonymous
Trying on Jabot, c. 1815. Found in the collection of the State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Background imageDressmakers Collection: In the Drapers Shop, 1670. Artist: Bloemen, Adriaen van (active 1654-1694)

In the Drapers Shop, 1670. Artist: Bloemen, Adriaen van (active 1654-1694)
In the Drapers Shop, 1670. Found in the collection of the Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The young seamstress, c. 1880. Artist: Israels, Jozef (1824-1911)

The young seamstress, c. 1880. Artist: Israels, Jozef (1824-1911)
The young seamstress, c. 1880. Found in the collection of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Background imageDressmakers Collection: The Tailor (Il Tagliapanni), c. 1565. Artist: Moroni, Giovan Battista (1520 / 25-1578)

The Tailor (Il Tagliapanni), c. 1565. Artist: Moroni, Giovan Battista (1520 / 25-1578)
The Tailor (Il Tagliapanni), c. 1565. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Interior of a Tailors Shop, c. 1660. Artist: Brekelenkam, Quiringh van (ca 1622-ca 1669)

Interior of a Tailors Shop, c. 1660. Artist: Brekelenkam, Quiringh van (ca 1622-ca 1669)
Interior of a Tailors Shop, c. 1660. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageDressmakers Collection: At the Milliners, 1882. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)

At the Milliners, 1882. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
At the Milliner s, 1882. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Dressmakers, 1890s. Artist: Vuillard, Edouard (1868-1940)

Dressmakers, 1890s. Artist: Vuillard, Edouard (1868-1940)
Dressmakers, 1890s. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Society goes to see Count Michael de Torbys fashion designs

Society goes to see Count Michael de Torbys fashion designs
Society out in force to see the dresses designed by Count Michael de Torby, son of Grand Duke Michael, at court dressmakers, Reville and Rossiter in 1918

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Advert for Charles Lee & Son dressmakers 1909

Advert for Charles Lee & Son dressmakers 1909
Gorgeous figure hugging eveing dress with fishtail train. 1909

Background imageDressmakers Collection: China - Young Street Tailor Girls

China - Young Street Tailor Girls. Date: circa 1906

Background imageDressmakers Collection: German Dressmakers 1900

German Dressmakers 1900
An upper class woman being measured for a new dress in a fashion house in the days when doorknocker hairstyles were in vogue. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Girl at Dressmaker s

Girl at Dressmaker s
A unhappy & disgruntled little girl squirms while an elderly sempstress snips away while making adjustments to her new frock. Date: 1905

Background imageDressmakers Collection: At Dressmakers 1913

At Dressmakers 1913
A dressmaker adjusts the hem of a tango skirt which is worn with a backless, sleeveless tunic & striped sash. A gentleman holds her fur- trimmed mantle. Date: 1913

Background imageDressmakers Collection: At the dressmaker s

At the dressmaker s
A ladys outfit is given some final finishing touches by her dressmaker. Date: 1907

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Advertisement for Madame Kate Reily, dressmaker, 1903

Advertisement for Madame Kate Reily, dressmaker, 1903
Advertisement for Madame Kate Reily of Dover Street, one of the leading dressmakers in London during the late Victorian period, offering the latest French and original English fashions in costumes

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Interior of a Shop (oil on canvas)

Interior of a Shop (oil on canvas)
XIR54175 Interior of a Shop (oil on canvas) by Paret y Alcazar, Luis (1746-99); Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Dressmakers working into the night to finish dresses for fashionable ladies. Chromolithograph

Dressmakers working into the night to finish dresses for fashionable ladies. Chromolithograph from a childrens book published London, 1867

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Ragged School Union - Dressmakers at Spitalfields

Ragged School Union - Dressmakers at Spitalfields
Dressmakers at the Spitalfields home run by the Ragged School Union. Date: circa 1907

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Dressmakers Shop

Dressmakers Shop. Two young girls, look through the window of a Dressmakers Shop, admiring a robe - avaiable at a sale price !

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Dressmakers Work at Home

Dressmakers Work at Home
Dressmakers sit up all night working in poor light to finish their work

Background imageDressmakers Collection: At the Dressmaker 1895

At the Dressmaker 1895
A woman at the dressmakers stands in her chemise while the dressmaker takes some measurements

Background imageDressmakers Collection: Women Working

Women Working
Girls learning the art of salesmanship at the Westminster School of Retail Distribution, London



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Step back in time to the glamorous world in the 1920s and 1930s. Elspeth Phelps, a renowned fashion designer, captivated the era with her exquisite creations that epitomized the spirit of the Roaring Twenties. Her advertisements showcased stunning flapper dresses, adorned with intricate beading and daring hemlines that celebrated women's newfound freedom. Reville court dress advertisement from 1927 transported us to an era of opulence and elegance. The image depicted a regal lady donning an enchanting gown fit for royalty. Reville's designs were synonymous with sophistication, catering to those who desired nothing but the finest attire. Curry&rice / Dressmakers brought their unique touch to this vibrant period by infusing Eastern influences into their designs. Their fusion creations blended rich colors and exotic patterns, captivating fashion enthusiasts seeking something out-of-the-ordinary. Norman Hartnell had the honor of dressing Lady Willingdon in his impeccable designs. His name became synonymous with luxury as he created breathtaking garments for high society events. Together, they embodied grace and style that left onlookers mesmerized. In 1932, home dressmakers could order patterns for women's summer dresses from various designers. These patterns allowed individuals to unleash their creativity while staying up-to-date with current trends – empowering them to become their own couturiers. The same year also saw an array of women's coat-frocks available as pattern orders for home dressmakers. These stylish ensembles combined practicality with elegance – perfect for modern-day women juggling multiple roles effortlessly. Women across the country eagerly ordered patterns for dresses designed by talented creators in 1932. From chic daywear options to dazzling evening gowns, these patterns offered endless possibilities for self-expression through fashion. L & H Nathan introduced a touch of whimsy through fancy dress costumes advertised during this era – providing an opportunity for people to escape reality and embrace their alter egos.