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[msmcknittington]

Browsing through the ladies' magazines on Google Books has brought me to the following conclusions:

Peterson's Magazine is superior to other magazines because it has lots of pictures and very nice illustrations and pattern diagrams. The London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion is superior to Peterson's Magazine, because it has lots of pictures in COLOR.

That's about it. I love pictures. Screw words, gimme line drawings.




The London and Paris ladies' magazine of fashion, ed. by mrs. Edward Thomas edited by Jane Thomas


The London and Paris ladies' magazine of fashion, ed. by mrs. Edward Thomas edited by Jane Thomas

I don't usually like the pannier style that pops up around 1880, but this is an exception. (Panniers being the way the skirt is gathered up over the hips.) I love the way this is trimmed, and that the trim looks like leopard spotted fabric. I know it's probably a floral, but it really looks like leopard spots, and that's hilarious. And it's got a kicky little train. And it's teal! How can I not love that?

It kind of looks like she's pooing the bustle in the back view, though, and that's not very nice.

EDIT: Found another dress, this time a burgundy and pink number.


The London and Paris ladies' magazine of fashion, ed. by mrs. Edward Thomas edited by Jane Thomas

EDIT EDIT: Found another, had to share.


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Comments

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I <3 the burgundy and pink one. maybe some wax flowers in teal right where the peek a boo cut away is at the height?

[msmcknittington.livejournal.com]

I heart it too. I'm thinking the skirt would be a good way to transition from day to evening for my bustle dress (which I need to start working on again -- I have my corset mocked up, but I got sidetracked by Christmas).

For the teal one, I actually think the back skirt on the brown dress next to it could be used. I think flowers might be a little fussy for daywear, but the more I think about it, the more silly it is. It's a bustle dress! I would sew jingle bells to it and still be understated.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

I like the skirt on the cream one with the red flowered trim that you just added...but those sleeves? I don't like those at all. I think the sleeves of the blue one next to it, the skirt of the brown dress that is next to the teal, and the bodice of the burgundy one would look awesome.

[bklynwebgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm all about that first brown one with the puffed sleeves. I have wide shoulders and that would camophlage them and create a danty shoulder line whereas I am not dainty at all. :)

[myladyswardrobe]

ooh - this is irritating. No matter what I do, all I get is a place holder stating "Image not available".

I've refreshed, shut down, reset the router (as that was being a pain) and nothing!

The placeholder links back to Google books and has the book cover on the LHS - but I can't click on it to open. So can't even look at the book myself.

Not sure what more I can do now. Wonder if its because I am in the UK???? (Didn't think that would be a problem on Google Books but it may be!)

Thanks for posting though and letting me know.

[myladyswardrobe]

In addition, I did a search using the same title and only found the 1866 Version

Though, without your initial suggestion I wouldn't have found that and that has some gorgeous frocks suitable for Kentwell's 1869 events.

So, again, thanks. I really appreciate it. Just wish Google would stop being annoying and let me see the other one!

;-)

[msmcknittington]

Well, that is vexing! I don't know what's going on, because I'm looking at it right now. I'll link to the book and see if that works:

http://books.google.com/books?id=hyIGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PT6#v=onepage&q&f=false

And embedding:



It's also in my library under the 1880s bookshelf.

Apparently it's in the Bodleian Library, so I guess you could just take a little trip and go see it in person if you wanted to. :P

[myladyswardrobe]

Natch! Definitely looks like I am being prevented from seeing them.
The embedded one isn't visible at all. The linked one goes to a page where I can't click on it to open up. I just get a brief description of it, its title and the picture of the cover (which is a brown one). From your Library it clicks through to the same page.

May need to do a test and get my sister to look at them on her laptop - if she can't then it has to be to do with which country we are in and nothing to do with my laptop.

I know someone who works at Oxford Uni so I am sure she could go and have a look for me! ;-)

Did you have a pre- or full view of it?

Thanks again.

[msmcknittington]

That's so annoying! I can't imagine why you'd be prevented from seeing a book that was published in the UK and is held in the UK and you can see other editions of. It would be so strange if the copyright was renewed just from some time after the mid-1860s but not for earlier editions. Hmmph.

It was a full view.

I know someone who works at Oxford Uni so I am sure she could go and have a look for me! ;-)

It looked like a good source to me. Colored fashion plates! The text was good, too. If you ever do Natural Form, it might be worth trying. :D