Maybe you are familiar with the book "Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish" by historian and dress maker Linda Przybyszewski. I know I've seen the book mentioned here earlier. WHAT a fascinating and informative read.
I got my hands on it earlier this year, but hadn't gotten around to reading it until this week. I devoured it in only two sittings (it's 500 pages long!).
The book led me to search out the work of the Dress Doctors, the women who once advised and thought women across America the art of "living beautifully". Including but not limited to, dressing and style.
To my amazement many of these historical works are avaliable online for free. Maybe this could be of interest to some of you in these somber and unfamiliar times?
Here is one of the Dress Doctors, Mary Brooks Picken's "The Secrets of Distinctive Dress: Harmonious, Becoming, and Beautiful Dress, Its Value and how to Achieve it".
The book is a 100 years old, but still holds up well in many aspects. I'm intrigued by the authors scientific approach to color theory, the art principles of lines and balance, composition, etc. Also amusing to see how much things have changed, yet still staying the same.
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