ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Good morning! I posted this in a different thread, but received no responses, so I thought I would try again. One of my favorite movies is Bathing Beauty, and I have been wanting to sew a dress like the white, striped number that Esther Williams wears in the night club scene. Is there a way to find the fabric that is similar to that? I have had no luck searching online. I have a 1945 pattern that is very similar and I want to make the dress. I am just looking for 1940s print fabric at this point. Anyone know where I can source fashion fabric that is 1940s style? Thanks so much for your help. PS I tried to change my username from ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP to FiddleDeeDee, which I prefer, but I am unable to do that. Is that something that the board administrator could help with? FiddleDeeDee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brackenhe Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I just Googled "old fabric" and got a lot of hits. I'm not a seamstress so I don't know these providers or the quality of the products. But it may be worth checking out the sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks, Helen, I had done the same thing. I was hoping that there were fabric stores or companies that specialized in 1940s fabrics that I could concentrate on, rather than try to find a needle in a haystack. Thanks for taking the time to reply. It sounds like this was the wrong place to try to find an answer. Have a great day! FiddleDeeDee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I dug these up from an old thread of mine here. Perhaps you can pick out some sources or contacts from these sites: http://myvintagevogue.com/ This one alone has 35 links to other sites that may be helpful http://www.vintagefashionclub.com/ http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/2010/07/mid-thirties-fashion-in-film/ http://fidmmuseum.org/exhibitions/current/#annual-art-motion-picture-costume-design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Thank you, Kid-Dabb. I really appreciate the links! I will research them. Have a great day, FiddleDeeDee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Interesting screenname the original poster is using. I wonder if someone has already taken 1234567890. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I believe the dyslexic ex-launch control director from the Kennedy Space Center has that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 >I am just looking for 1940s print fabric at this point. Anyone know where I can source fashion fabric that is 1940s style? Try looking on Google for "Tropical Fabric". Sometimes it is called Hawaiian fabric or Hawaiian flower print fabric.. This stuff is still manufactured and made into dresses in many Latin American countries in coastal areas, both East and West Coasts. I've seen it in Honduras, Costa Rica, Yucatan, etc. On the East Coast of Mexico it is sometimes called "tropical" ( "trop-e-cal"), and also in those areas you can sometimes still hear old tropical music from the 1940s. This music was popular in many US musical movies. I love this type of fabric in ladies dresses. It looks so good, especially in coastal areas. http://www.barkclothhawaii.com/hibiscus1.html'>http://www.barkclothhawaii.com/hibiscus1.html'>http://www.barkclothhawaii.com/hibiscus1.html'>http://www.barkclothhawaii.com/hibiscus1.html http://www.barkclothhawaii.com/ http://blog.johannaost.com/2013/03/09/1940s-prints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 >I believe the dyslexic ex-launch control director from the Kennedy Space Center has that one Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Some not-so-free material on the subject http://vintagefashionguild.org/film-and-fashion-introduction-credits/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0988654105/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0988654105&linkCode=as2&tag=oldmovinost-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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