Forties Fabrics

by Joy Shih

We often think of the 1940s as a decade filled with drab tones of grey and black reflecting a period of war and post-war rebuilding. To our surprise, fabrics of the decade jump off the pages of Forties Fabrics with vibrant colors in florals, stripes, checks and plaids. The early part of the decade saw a profusion of designs shown primarily in patriotic colors of red, white, and blue, many of them in patterns of stars and stripes, navy and airplane...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764301985
• ISBN13: 9780764301988
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great for enthusiasts, designers, and anyone else!

This book is a great look at the fabrics in fashion during the forties, with large photos and great patterns. Order this book at Schiffer Publishing's website and you'll have it shipped in 48 hours, guaranteed!

Photo-filled, colorful resource for 1940's cotton fabrics

Reprints from popular catalogs and many color photographs provide a good resource for historians, collectors and crafters. Sorted by design style, there is a noticeable lack of children's and conversation prints of the era: those prints most sought by textile lovers. But the bright, well-illustrated style compensates for this.