It just takes a small amount of color to assist in brightening neutral tones as well as black.  The addition of these bright assistants prov...

Transform a jacket by adding braid or cording trim.  Depending on how it is used, the effect can either be subtle or dramatic. Ivy Jorda...

This 1946 fashion ad for a Rosenblum tailored suit pays homage to lady directors in this illustration titled "Hollywood Director...

The costume designer often begins with a sketch of an idea.  " To sketch an idea is the surest way to capture it, the clearest way to ...

Miss Gene Marshall The dress from Madame Alexander's "Grand Hotel" is transformed with a detachable peplum in a char...

Begin to add a touch of spring with detachable collars and cuffs in bright colors and patterns as well as in white. Playful dots on a ...

The turban has been a renowned fashion staple with women for a number of decades.  In the late 1930's milliner Lilly Dache revived the t...

A wonderful resource for design inspiration, the fashion illustration depicts period styles with clarity in details. Here are two 1940 ori...