{"id":29678,"date":"2013-11-14T16:44:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T22:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=29678"},"modified":"2013-11-14T17:04:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T23:04:45","slug":"out-of-style-a-modern-perspective-on-how-why-and-when-vintage-fashions-evolved-on-sale-for-over-37-off-over-earlier-price-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=29678","title":{"rendered":"Out-of-Style: A Modern Perspective on How, Why, and When Vintage Fashions Evolved – on Sale for over 37% off over Earlier Price This Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA few days ago, I got a call from the son of author Betty Kreisel Shubert, who has written one of the most helpful books available on the way folks used to dress. This large book is extremely helpful when we are attempting to date photographs. Ken explained to me that his mom’s book wasn’t selling anywhere near as well as expected, even though the reviews and awards have been numerous. So they decided to drop the MSRP from $32 down to $24 – a huge price reduction! Since I happen to love the book, I decided to make it this weekend’s FRPC Exceptional Bargain, and further drop the price to $19.99 (plus $5.50 USA postage).<\/strong> This price is good through midnight EST (not MST) Sunday, November 17, 2013.<\/strong> Please allow up to three weeks for delivery on this title, although many will be delivered long before that! <\/p>\n

Click here to purchase the book at the FRPC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following is a review that we posted some time ago.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I have reviewed numerous books claiming a value to more than just Genealogists, but to others, like historians, scientist, computer users, and other cultural and professional cross centers. Out-of-Style: A Modern Perspective on How, Why, and When Vintage Fashions Evolved<\/em><\/a> is the first book I have found to declare its value to Genealogists, along with groups possessing, perhaps, fewer similarities like Costume Designers, Theatre Companies, Social Historians, Vintage Collectors, and Fashionistas. A book like this is of obvious profit to the Genealogist, knowledge of fashion can help date old photographs. However, there is more to this book. There is a history as to where and how the garments your ancestors wore were designed and made.<\/p>\n

Author, and Illustrator, Betty Kreisel Shubert is undoubtedly an expert on fashion. She knows what she was talking about and has every faith in her own abilities. According to her Author’s Notes, she got started on this book when she found herself walking with a women carrying photographs on her way to a genealogy club meeting. With what sounds like every confidence in her own ability she told the women, “show them to me, I can tell by the clothes about when the pictures were taken.” The very next month she was asked to speak at the club, and from that moment her career went from “Costume Designer to Fashion Historian, Author-Illustrator and Columnist for Ancestry Magazine.”<\/p>\n

Despite her seeming self assurance, Shubert spared nothing in her efforts to assure every detail in this book was covered. She talks of having as many as 18 books open at once trying to verify and resolve questions.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite elements of the book is the illustrations. There is a unique 40’s\/50’s feel to this book; yet, it was published just this year.<\/p>\n

From the 1900s, the author reveals carefully studied fashions, looking for and sharing the everyday wardrobe. These are the clothes your ancestors wore. As the book moves into the 20th century, the content becomes more personal. Especially, the discussion from the 30s on. Here you have more than just the author’s historical perspective. These are years in which the author was hard at work in her career. Her memories are a part of the discussion.<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/b><\/h2>\n

Decade by Decade, Illustrations and Descriptive Text<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author\u2019s Notes: How This Book Was Born<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

PART ONE \u2013 19TH CENTURY 1830-1900<\/h3>\n

Chapter 1: Evolution In A Thimble 1830-1900<\/b><\/p>\n