Superlative System of Cutting Ladies' Garments (1897) "Leggins" (gaiters) and riding breeches (1897) The "leggins" are gaiters, a protective garment covering the shoe and calf - the leggins and breeches blocks are apart of a riding ensemble, the rest of which I omitted. FYI "spats" ("spatter dashes") are indeed basically the lower half of the leggins or gaiters, but they include a strap for under the instep and are to protect from spatters. My sincere good wishes to those attempting the above instructions, I tried and quite failed. That was the beginning of this year though so in all likelihood an attempt at this point would turn out way better. Here's a pic of a failed waistcoat and the breeches I made in the spirit of the design: Awkward photo-self is awkward. You can't see the waistband which is a pity, but there's a side metal zip with a double metal button closure, looks pretty damn good. Es
Historical Costuming from a South African
Gracias, es muy gratificante tener la oportunidad de hojear un libro de esta calidad y belleza,algunas personas no tenemos como llegar a estos documentos por diversas razones,asi que me siento muy feliz de poder conocer un poco de las primeras enseñanzas de el maravilloso arte y obra que es el corte y confeccion.Gracias por su generosidad.
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