Comments on: Vintage technical illustration book

By: JustGail

JustGail — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:48:37 +0000

Thanks for the link! Interesting to see how fashion illustration seems to always show the “ideal” form for the time. My guess is that today’s illustrations will seem just as odd as the ones in this book seem to us now. In 100 years, will there be illustrations, or will we have moved on to holograms that can show the garment as it would look on each individual?

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:01:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing this! The grid technique strikes me as a bit more abstract than it needs to be – on the 3/4 views some of the CFs and CBs feel a bit off to me. Perhaps a convoluted way to avoid drawing a naked figure template?

By: celeste

celeste — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:57:24 +0000

Execlent, intresting how he covered the various body types even back then, also enjoyed poking around the site and looking at Fashion Drawing and Design (1926), thanks

By: AJ

AJ — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:18 +0000

What a fabulous resource. I think that even if not being used to make flats exactly learning this method would increase the drawing skills of those of us who are not naturally artists and have to work at making our clothes look believable. Thank you so much for posting Kathleen

By: Alison Cummins

Alison Cummins — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:19 +0000

Wow. Page 9 is at least as distorted as the “fashion illustration” we see today. Does it only look worse because we aren’t used to it?

After “omg, look at that canted spine!” was “omg, look at those theoretical breasts way down low below the natural breasts!’ Except, of course, that today’s woman is constantly in search of the correct equipment to keep her breasts comfortably and securely in their “natural” place.

By: David S

David S — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:31 +0000

people interested in men’s patterns might look at this:
http://www.costumes.org/HISTORY/100Pages/1893to1898cuttersguide.htm

which is parts of late 19th century guide to cutting British mens wear.

(there’s a whole bunch on the site, poorly organized, too. Worth a look.)

By: Theresa Riess

Theresa Riess — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:39 +0000

Thank’s for the link! Isn’t the web wonderful!