The Vintage Fashion Illustration Manual

by Young, Edith

• ISBN13: 9780486824543
• ISBN10: 0486824543
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-04-18
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Originally published in 1919 as Student's Manual of Fashion Drawing, this antique volume represents an authentic guide to fashion illustration in the years between the Edwardian era and the Jazz Age. Readers with an interest in vintage fashion will be fascinated by the text and illustrations, which explain everything from drawing the basic human form to stylistic details of collars, shoes, parasols, hats, and other garments and accessories.
Author Edith Young, a seasoned professional in art and fashion illustration, presents detailed instructions accompanied by numerous images. Her careful explanations of fundamental principles provide students with the means for practice. Lessons on drawing basic shapes, human forms, and proportions in garments offer timeless advice, and stylistic details supply flourishes specific to the period covered by this manual. A great way to learn how to draw vintage fashion from a genuine voice of the era, this volume is a valuable companion for fashion students, artists, costumers, vintage clothing buyers, and lovers of bygone fashions.

Author Biography

Edith Young was an instructor of fashion drawing at Newark, New Jersey's YWCA before serving as Art Director of Newark's Albert Business College and founding her own establishment, the Edith Young Art School of Newark.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Introduction

Drawing Materials

Lesson

I. The Dress Form. To Draw the Form

II. To Put the Dress on the Form. The Back Form

III. The Side-plaited Skirt. The Box-Plaited Skirt. The Over-skirt

IV. The Tucked Skirt. The Circular Over-skirt. The Ruffled Skirt

V. The Plaited Waist. The Ruffled Waist. The Bent Sleeve. Collars

VI. The Tucked Waist. The Tight Jacket. Collars. The Pointed Girdle.

VII. The Large Coat

VIII. Plaids, Stripes and Figures

IX. Shirring, Stripes and Figures

X. Bows, Ribbons and Flowers

XI. To Make a Sketch from a Costume

XII. Features

XIII. The Head and Hair. To Place the Hat on the Head

XIV. The Construction of the Head

XV. The Arm and Hand. Proportions of the Arm and Hand

XVI. The Leg and Shoe

XVII. The Front Figure (Three-quarter View). Proportions of Children

XVIII. To Place a Dress on the Figure. Illustrating a Costume

XIX. Pen and Ink Lines. French Wash. The Ben Day Machine

XX. Feathers and Hats

XXI. Parasols

XXII. Furs and Fans

XXIII. The Back Figure

XXIV. The Side Figure

XXV. The Sitting Figure

XXVI. Texture and Detail Work. List of Costume Materials

XXVII. Perspective

XXVIII. Layouts for Newspapers and Catalogues

XXIX. Original Dress Designing

XXX. Decorative Work