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HOW TO MAKE COATS
LESSON VII
HOW TO MAKE COATS
WHAT coats “were” and “are” differ widely.
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It was not so long ago that the long suffer¬ ing tailor bent his back and wove and molded and worked several thousand hand stitches into even the simplest lady’s coat. Is it any wonder that grandmother hesitated to make her coats and mother welcomed the ready-to-wear garments ?
Fig. (1) A tailor used to put hours of hand work on a woman's coat
When curves, bust forms and a corset fit were in fashion a lady’s coat required even more careful tailoring than a man’s. However,
coats have been modernized and pass over into
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