There is nothing more lovely than an  Edwardian Fashion.

The details are stunning and were a real outlet for a gentlewoman's creativity.  Patterns and embroidery transfers made the ladies in the less populated areas able to have the elegance of the big city gals.  The transfers for decoration of Waists (Edwardian speak for a blouse) often suggested eyelet techniques and then sometimes cut out sections where net was included and often they were dusted with beads or braid called soutache

Though rare, you can find these patterns today and they offer a real look back at the high fashion and day wear of the time.  Companies of the time include...

•  May Manton (1899 to the late 1920s)

• Pictorial Review (1899 - 1939)

•  Butterick (1863 to date)

•  McCall (1870 to date)

•  Peerless (1900 to the 1950s)

• New Idea

• Vogue (1899 to date)

• Cosmopolitan

• Standard (1888- 1926)

• Domestic Fashions (1873-1896)

• Demorest Publishing (1860-1900)

• Superior ( which was sold through Sears)

May Manton was often featured in To-day Magazine, McCall in McCall Magazine, Butterick  in the Delineator and of course, Home Patterns were shown in the Ladies Home Journal.  Most of these companies offered clothing patterns and embroidery transfers as well.  The drama and design quality of each  is just stunning.

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