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5elementknitr's review
5.0
If you enjoy vintage fashion, you'll want to read this while wearing a fashionable bib.
My library doesn't have this book, so I've had to do interlibrary loan to see it. That means requesting, waiting two weeks, having it for three weeks, reluctantly giving it back, waiting a week or so for it to get to the library where it lives, then starting the process over again. I must've gone through this process over a dozen times to finally get through the entire book.
That's why it's taken me over a year-and-a-half to get through it's luscious 500 pages. I read every word, pored over every detail of every bit of fashion on every single page.
I'm actually a little sad that I've finally finished it.
My only disappointment was how small the evening gown section was. But, according to each section's very informative description, that was actually how it was in the 1940s due to WWII.
If I had the $200 needed, I would buy this book in a heartbeat.
My library doesn't have this book, so I've had to do interlibrary loan to see it. That means requesting, waiting two weeks, having it for three weeks, reluctantly giving it back, waiting a week or so for it to get to the library where it lives, then starting the process over again. I must've gone through this process over a dozen times to finally get through the entire book.
That's why it's taken me over a year-and-a-half to get through it's luscious 500 pages. I read every word, pored over every detail of every bit of fashion on every single page.
I'm actually a little sad that I've finally finished it.
My only disappointment was how small the evening gown section was. But, according to each section's very informative description, that was actually how it was in the 1940s due to WWII.
If I had the $200 needed, I would buy this book in a heartbeat.
hrusewif's review
2.0
The 1940's "definitive sourcebook" is only slightly better than the 1920's and 1930's ones by the same two authors- and you can read my review of the 1920's one over here; nothing I have to say about this one is very much different to what I had to say about their 20's sourcebook (and everything I said about the 20's applies to the 30's nearly to the letter), so there's really no point in repeating myself.
The only difference between this 1940's sourcebook and the other two, really, is that the introduction is longer and the sections actually have introductions of their own finally- if you can call a 1 page bit of text an introduction to 200+ pages of fashion plates that still aren't chronologically organized, anyways. Even with that minor improvement, however, the book is basically the exact same- right down to the organization.
Overall, the book can once again be boiled down to essentially being a glorified pinterest board... This one's just vaguely more informative this time.
The only difference between this 1940's sourcebook and the other two, really, is that the introduction is longer and the sections actually have introductions of their own finally- if you can call a 1 page bit of text an introduction to 200+ pages of fashion plates that still aren't chronologically organized, anyways. Even with that minor improvement, however, the book is basically the exact same- right down to the organization.
Overall, the book can once again be boiled down to essentially being a glorified pinterest board... This one's just vaguely more informative this time.
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