Twill Weave to Yarns

The Language of Fashion - 1939 Fashion Dictionary

• Types of Stitches thru Tunics & Turbans
• Twill Weave to Yarns
• Last pages of The Language of Fashion
• Skirts thru sportswear – definitions and illustrations for vintage clothing identification
• timeline of Historical Fashion silhouettes thru the ages – Types of Satin continued
• 3 more scans from the Language of Fashion, a 1930s fashion dictionary
• Nets thru Robe de Style, and information about Rayon
• Types of Necklines Defined. Fashion Terminology, Lambswool to Nets
• Lace identification guide and illustrations, and I – Lambskin
• Types of heels to Hug Me Tights – Fashion Dictionary Scans
• Different types of hats, illustrated and defined.
• Different types of fancy dress and other pages from the Language of Fashion
• Décolletage, dots, Types of dresses, and other fashion definitions
• Cope thru Debutante – from The Language of Fashion
• Different types of Coats illustrated – from The Language of Fashion
• Carcanet thru Cloth Yard – From The Language of Fashion
• Different Types of Caps and Capes Illustrated- from The Language of Fashion
• Types of Blouses and More from The Language of Fashion, a Fashion Dictionary (Blouses thru Caps)
• Fashion Pronunciation Key, Preface, and Table of Contents
• The Language of Fashion by Mary Brooks Picken 1938
• The Language of Fashion: Dictionary scans aal through blotch

Almost at the end of this fashion dictionary! I’m a bit relieved but also a little sad. I’ve learned SO much about vintage clothing identification, fashion history, and fashion terminology... but this is one of the most boring things ever to scan, because it’s like… reading and scanning a dictionary 😛 When I finish with this self imposed project, feel free to call me a total weirdo.

Covered in these pages, some fashion terms T to Y:

Tyrolean type of costume, underwear – defined as underclothes (I find it interesting how underwear is distinct from undies – defined as lingerie – short for undergarments), types of veils, a long list of the various types of velvet, vests, waistbands, weaves (including pile weave and herringbone weave), types of wigs, types of wools (merino, pashm, etc.), wraps, and finishing off with the first page of Y which gets into the various types of yarns!