Comments on: F-I Fashion Week: Vintage Lane Bryant

By: Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:04:08 +0000

I need help finding a picture of Lane Bryant Malsin, and if possible, pictures of her first maternity designs.

By: Cherese

Cherese — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:07:05 +0000

I need to find a picture of Lane Bryant Malsin. The company has been around since the early 1900s.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:27:35 +0000

I’d agree those lines in the coat are seams and not that seams can’t form darts but these weren’t. I love the lines of that coat, I love shaped seaming. I should make that coat. I also love the neckline of the polka dot (image 7). I think I’m going to do that one too.

I need to buy a dress form. It’s too hard to take pictures of self wearing stuff.

By: cybele

cybele — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:12:54 +0000

I’m obviously not quite suited for the fashions of our modern times. I really want “lane_bryant_dress6.jpg” … that’s some nice fashioning (I want sleeves! everything’s sleeveless or slinky/clingy these days).

By: Nadia

Nadia — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:49:51 +0000

Hello, I am a new designer. I am looking for sales reps in LA – please help! how do I find sales reps? Is there a website?

Thanks!

By: Lisa Bloodgood

Lisa Bloodgood — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:22:13 +0000

I thought the lines in the first coats were seams, so the coat back was several pieces.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:40:08 +0000

Trish,

Why do you call the lines in the first coat darts instead of pleats? Because the fullness does not taper to 0 and rather is presented into fullness in the garment I would think these would be considered pleats.

By: Babette

Babette — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:45:57 +0000

I recently saw “Fletcher Jones: The Fabric of a Dream” about an Australian garment manufacturer. They developed 72 sizes for mens trousers. Each time the company founder saw someone in his trousers where the fit was bad (in about 1930s), he’d offer to alter the trousers for free if posted back to the company. He’d also ask who sold the trousers and when he had the name of the retailer, he’d pull their retail arrangement.

Eventually they had to open their own stores because they were running out of retailers.

By: Jennifer E.

Jennifer E. — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:41:20 +0000

great pictures Kathleen – love the first coat

Lane Bryant catalog is now changing name to Woman Within or something like that to distinguish it self and is run as separate company. Interestingly enough the Lane Bryant family was bought out by the limited (I think) and now run separate plus size company but now called Figure to Fashion

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:21:10 +0000

The LB stores used to be owned by The Limited Company. They were sold about 5 years ago to Charming Shoppe. They also own Fashion Bug and Catherine’s. I loved when LB was owned by the limited. I think the clothes had a better fit and were better made. I rarely shop there now because I have to alter everything.