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3 more scans from the Language of Fashion, a 1930s fashion dictionary

This entry is part 6 of 21 in the series The Language of Fashion - 1939 Fashion Dictionary

My scanning got interrupted today. Here are just 3 pages defining such things as robe d’intrenieur (a hostess gown), ruche, rumba costume, saque (and the 1930s sack garment), different types of sashes, ending with defining the various types of satin.

Different types of fancy dress and other pages from the Language of Fashion

This entry is part 12 of 21 in the series The Language of Fashion - 1939 Fashion Dictionary

Here are 12 more scans from The Language of Fashion, a fashion dictionary published in 1939. I found the “different types of fancy dress” most interesting in these pages, and funny that it includes a Disney drawing of a dwarf (from Snow White) to illustrate and define a Dwarf Costume.