THE LATE FORTIES - HALF FITTED AND HALF FLARED - IT'S SEW EASY EPISODE 808

In It's Sew Easy episode 808 you'll see the flare of the late forties along with polished pant styles interpreted for the modern woman.

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Late 1940’s fashion took a turn in a whole new direction and full, flared styles blossomed on the scene. In 1947 Christian Dior introduced what he called “The New Look.” The characteristic look of this style was close fitting at the top of the female figure, with a flair beginning at the hips and ending in a wide sweep at the hemline. Hats, gloves, scarves, high heels, and handbags were part of any well-dressed women’s wardrobe.  This New Look was a huge hit with designers, and with real women who were eager to embrace some of the feminine fashion details put on hold during the war years. It's clear that this form of fashion was not a fad and would stick around for some time to come.

And yes, pants were no longer an uncommon item for women to wear. Factory work in the early forties changed the popularity of pants and women found they were not only practical, they were comfortable too. Pants, or trousers as they were commonly called then, could now be found as part of dress wear and not just work wear. Constructed from stylish fabric pants became more mainstream.

First up, episode 808 highlights the late 40's era with flounces and flirty ruffles presented by Londa Rohlfing.     

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These ruffles are actually formed from a circle shape. With this type of ruffle you have no bulk where the ruffle is joined to the garment but a full flare is possible at the hemline. I like to call these spiral style ruffles. You’ll see a super simple method for figuring out how to create this spiral ruffle in any size you need.
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In the second segment Angela discusses the popularity of different pant styles. She has some great samples along with a detailed tutorial on sewing an invisible zipper. I have often said that this is absolutely the easiest zipper you will ever sew! It’s likely that you will never want to sew a zipper any other way once you have experienced the joy of a perfect in-the-seam, invisible zip. This type of zipper is known by several names and often called a hidden or concealed zipper. When properly executed the only thing that shows is the zipper tab itself.  Angela sews hers using an ordinary zipper foot. I found this most interesting as this is something I haven't done. I have always used a specific specialty foot designed for sewing concealed zips. Would you believe I am currently testing four different types of concealed zipper feet along with three different types of “invisible zippers? I’ll report my findings soon in a new tip sheet with lots of concealed zip tips. I'll let you know as soon as it is ready for you to download.

Are you ready to watch? CLICK HERE and enjoy It's Sew Easy episode 808.