B. Altman & Co.1920s Fashions from B. Altman & Company (Dover Fashion and Costumes)

As other reviewers have mentioned, this is an interesting (if short) cross-section of clothing for sale from the upscale B. Altman & Company catalogs during the 1920s. As someone researching fashion in the early 1920s, I appreciated the chronological ordering and the original product descriptions detailing price and materials.There were three problems with this otherwise pleasing collection. The first and biggest is that the graphics for the kindle edition are not high enough resolution. Text is illegible at normal kindle display size, and if you blow it up to a larger size (awkward to do in many kindle applications) the font is extremely fuzzy.A second, smaller irritation was the fact there are no dates on the illustrations (which would have been easy enough to include).The third issue I had was the brevity of this collection (128 pp.) Because it contains a little bit of everything, riding outfits, fur coats, undergarments, night-robes, baby accessories, the space devoted to adult clothing of the sort one might see at the theater, dining out, or an informal party ends up being quite small. For the early twenties, there was one illustration of "frocks" one of "skirts" and one of "gowns," which felt unnecessarily skimpy. A few more illustrations of what people wore between the undergarments and fur coats would have been appreciated.All in all, this is a fun book to browse through and provides a *slightly* better window into 1920s clothing than you can easily find on the internet. In my opinion, a larger selection and higher resolutuion images would have cinched an enthusiastic five stars.

This is the real deal. It's what people really wore, not the weird fashion illustrations (although I enjoy looking at those, too). It's interesting to see how modern some of the items are. I'd love to wear the shoes, coats and bags, and a few of the ladies sweater suits today. On the other hand, some of the clothing is incredibly oldfashioned.The ladies undergarments are a scream. You buy them by your chest size in inches. Notice that there is no "cup size" because these are designed to squash you flat into a tube. See item 4546: "Bust Supporter and Diaphragm Confiner of a strong quality of pick silk tricotine . . . giving a very flat appearance when worn with a very low top corset. Sizes 34 to 46. $5.00Also, some of the pictures are actually photographs and the models are very "chinny." The models are decidedly shorter and chubbier than today's models, and the flat chests make their chins look even bigger. It's interesting to see how the definition of "pretty" has changed over the decades.This is great inspiration for anyone interested in vintage clothing or clothing design, or just fun if you love fashion.

This book is great because it provides actual catalog photos and not just drawings. It also includes undergarments, pj's, shoes, outerwear and stockings which are harder to find pictures of. I enjoyed seeing what regular people like myself might have purchased from the department store rather than Hollywood's rendition of the time or just the clothing of the very wealthy. Also of interest are the models and what "good looking" was back then compared to those you would see in catalogs now. If anything, I would have like to have seen more as the book is quite brief.

A great find for me! I love the fashions of the 1920s and am trying to get better at drawing by drawing a lot of flappers, but was not really sure on how they changed from year to year and this book helped me a lot. I really love how they have various sections as well; fancy clothing, winter clothing, underwear. It all seems to be here.

Great reference on vintage clothing styles of the 1920s.

Lots of ideas if you are looking to make your own twenties dress. Also a very nice historical collection.

It was a it a nice example of the fashion illustration of the period. I like it from a historical perspective .

I especially enjoyed going through this book because I love the fashion from the 20's. The book also provides with many ideas for dressmaking if you are inclined to sew without a pattern. I found the pictures very descriptive.

Está bien pero las imágenes no tienen una gran calidad. Realmente esperaba más

Bought for my wife who is a designer she loves it.

Prima Nachschlagewerk für eine fundierte Recherche über die Alltagskleidung der 20er Jahre. Jeder der mehr über authentische Schuh - und Hutformen, oder über Frauen, Teenager und Kindermode dieser Zeit erfahren möchte, sollte dieses Buch kaufen.Wer sich jedoch für die legendären und dekadenten Abendkleider der goldenen Zwanziger interessiert, wird hier nicht unbedingt fündig.

1920年代の洋服、ドレスからスーツ、コート、水着、下着、靴、バック、帽子、アクセサリーから靴下まで、広告、カタログ等の写真やイラストがたっぷり。ドレスは表紙のようなローウエストのストレートライン。子供服も載ってます。この時代のマンガなどを描く人に最適。しかし、紳士服はなし。すべて白黒。すべて値段つき。

Really good images