All Woman
"Nettie Rosenstein's vision of a perfect world is one in which all women have high, well rounded breasts, slim waists and gently curving backsides. Since women in real life fall far short of her ideal, she uses every trick in the dressmaker's trade to create this illusion." I should say.I managed to clip off the bo

What's the frequency, Kenneth?
I've always loved this pattern. Truth be told, the dress' lines are really fairly simple, but I think that the styling in the photo is what attracts people to it. The details are kind of interesting, too.In reading the verbage on the left, they call it "McCall's Twins' Two in One Pattern." Who are the twins? Without today's photo editing possibilities, th

It's all in the details
This is what's missing from today's fashions: the little details. Look at this illustration. If you look at the dress itself, the details make all the difference. The little notched neckline, as annoying as I think it would be to wear, is the perfect answer to the "I don't want to wear a necklace" days. Though I'm n

Speaking of weddings..............
No one loves a good wedding more than me. Maybe it's in part because my own wedding darned near didn't happen, or because we had to change the location and time of the wedding the night before, but I do love a good wedding.The

Fontana History
I've wondered about who Fontana was since I found this swanky 50s dress pattern -- that dress would take some serious attitude to wear, if because of nothing other than that jacket. Sadly, the pattern sold s