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FAMOUS FROCKS book Recreating iconic dresses
triangles   Intermediate FL USA Member since 8/30/08 Posts: 53	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/30/12 8:52 PM I just purchased a book at Barnes and Noble called FAMOUS FROCKS written by Sara Alm and Hannah McDevitt. This book is a collection of patterns based on 10 fashion icons : Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Diana Ross, Farrah Fawcett, Stevie Nicks and Madonna. It is a cool collection of dresses with some modern variations.
EleanorSews   Advanced MI USA Member since 7/26/07 Posts: 3782 Board Moderator	Login to reply to this post In reply to triangles << 1 member likes this. Date: 3/30/12 9:16 PM Sounds interesting. Maybe you could write a book review? Please. See left, Sewing Reviews, Sewing Books. ------ "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." Anais Nin "Attitude is the difference between an adventure and an ordeal." unknown
lakaribane Beginner HAITI Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 1785	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 4/1/12 5:12 AM I bought this for my birthday in Dec. I think interested parties should know that the dresses are inspired by more than knock-offs of the iconic dresses. Except maybe for the Twiggy shift dress. I have scanned the line drawings if anyone is curious. Famous Frocks book I did this because I keep print-outs of all my patterns in a 3-ring binder for ease of reference. And I have yet to make up a pattern from the book. I'll try to put up a review today. -- Edited on 4/1/12 5:18 AM -- ------ Fashion Maté, where I blog about what I (eventually) sew : http://fashionmate.blogspot.com Addicted to Pinterest? Me too! : http://pinterest.com/lakaribane/
Scrappy Gram Advanced NY USA Member since 12/27/03 Posts: 157	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 4/1/12 7:00 AM Making and posting copies of a book is a copyright violation.
jadamo00 Advanced NY USA Member since 3/13/06 Posts: 1254	Login to reply to this post In reply to lakaribane << Like this post Date: 4/1/12 7:32 AM Thanks for the scans: I was interested in seeing what some of the content was like.
sarah in nyc Advanced NY USA Member since 1/8/05 Posts: 1594	Login to reply to this post In reply to triangles << Like this post Date: 4/1/12 9:25 AM I took the book out of the library. It wasn't bad. it's true it is an "insrpired by" kind of a book. I wish some of the photographs of the finished dresses were better. i do like that this book does not suffer from what so many current sewing books suffer from, the overly myopic photography that is so close in on the details that you have no idea what the finished project looks like or how it is made. Even if you don't follow the patterns there is a good idea to be gleaned per dress. I did my own version of the diana ross dress that i have mixed feeling about...it was a good exercise for me...I'm not sure about how it actually looks on me. that is my husband didn't like it much but eveyone else seems to love it. ------ sarah in nyc www.sewnewyork.blogspot.com
triangles   Intermediate FL USA Member since 8/30/08 Posts: 53	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 4/2/12 8:49 AM I thought it was a fun book. Very girly. I bought it because I like to support woman who do this. I haven't had a chance to try a pattern yet. I am interested in the Twiggy dress and Stevie Nicks dress.
lakaribane Beginner HAITI Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 1785	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 4/2/12 3:01 PM I did put up my review. I tried to list my pros and cons. I don't think the book is a bad one, just maybe not as beginner friendly has their tone might suggest. Oh, and @Scrappy Gram: my album is not set on public so only those who know to come here can find the link. I also did not appropriate the content i.e. pass it off as mine. Further, if you search online for the reviews, you will see that practically all the content has been posted among the various reviewers. But if the copyright owners feel differently, and they contact me, I will make the album private. ETA To further clarify, the link above is to an album of the LINE DRAWING included in the book. I have a personal reference system where I print out line drawings of all my patterns and magazines so I can't find stuff without having to go through the physical pattern sleeves and issues. Clear? -- Edited on 4/2/12 3:04 PM -- ------ Fashion Maté, where I blog about what I (eventually) sew : http://fashionmate.blogspot.com Addicted to Pinterest? Me too! : http://pinterest.com/lakaribane/
andye   Beginner VA USA Member since 5/9/09 Posts: 1550	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 4/2/12 3:53 PM I think you can argue that it's fair use, given that the value of the book is not in the flats, but in the patterns. Moreover, reproducing the flats allows for substantive criticism of the book.

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