#peplums

[pastlivesfinery]

La Femme Chic à Paris, 1919 🖤

[ghw-archive]

Max Mara AW25 RTW

[vintagegeekculture]

“Maciste in the Court of the Great Khan” (1961), also known as “Samson and the Seven Miracles of the World.” It featured wandering Italian muscleman Maciste who helps the Chinese defeat the ruling dynasty of Mongols. 

[six-costume-refs]

Are there any pics of Meesha or Roxanne without the Parr peplum? I know they're detachable and I saw a picture of Harriet without her peplum, so I'm curious. I think the peplum was really unnecessary, and just added uneeded bulkiness to the silhouette

There's not, or at least not any that I remember and would have easy access to. They are detachable for principal Parr, orange alt, and the new teal alt and silver alt designs as well. We don't know how finished the waist is, though, so they may not be able to wear it without the peplum and have it look alright.

[skeleton-feet-pics]

Six broadway peplums ranked:

1. Seymour (I think it looks cool and gives the dress some spice)

2. Aragon (Not really needed but I've learned to like it)

3. Parr (Disgusting. Get it away from me.)

[professorpski]

The Forties: Tropical or Not, Butterick 6266

By the late 1930s, the hemlines had risen to just below the knee. This number could be from then and that hemline got women through World War II. But the tiered peplums tell you that this style did not come out during the war as there were strictures on how much fabric could be used in the U.S. And then the New Look in 1947, so this is either just before the war or just after it. The bodice has French darts coming up and then a dart and gather at the actual neckline which softens the look.

There are two different sleeves which give very different looks to the bodice. There is a short slightly flared sleeve in the tropical print, a cool, yet covered choice for a summer look. These can be lined in a contrasting color if you are feeling playful. They suggest cotton and cotton blends, but I can imagine a medium dress-weight rayon print doing service well here.

Then there is the longer, more serious looking fitted sleeve, with a few gathers at the top of the shoulder and shaping at the elbow by a gather along the back seam. I can imagine skipping the peplums all together if you want a simpler dress for work. This opens at the side with a zipper or the vintage snap placket. Again, I can imagine this is a rayon, one with a little body, or even a wool crepe. Both some of my fabric dress fabrics.

 This is one of the Making History patterns done in modern sizing by Nancy Farris-Thee, and you can find it at your local fabric store or online here: 

https://butterick.mccall.com/b6266

[ghw-archive]

London Museum

Dress (robe and underskirt) of cream silk with satin stripes alternating with chevron stripes. On the satin stripe is printed a chiné rose and a spot. There seems to be a sample of this fabric in a book by the Spitalfields silk weaving company Batchelor, Ham and Perigal for 1791.

[ghw-archive]

Dress, American, c. 1879