The fashion history era between 1936 and 1937 shows the continuation of the new slender super slim bodyline. Costume drawings, magazine covers and fashion plates of the thirties all provide a source of inspiration for making your own drawings. In this table I have drawn a variety of 30's shapes capturing the elements of silhouettes of the day. I have redrawn them in my own style. After I made these simple line drawings I finally enhanced aspects such as the fur with computer software. On this page the costume drawings show just some of the silhouette body shape outlines found in fashion history between 1936 and 1937. Each thumbnail enlarges to produce an A4 print and is suitable for colouring in and producing timeline scenes, collage foundation guides or guidelines for amateur dramatics.
Like many costume enthusiasts, I sometimes need a basic costume history line image for a specific year. These fashion images should give you a clear understanding of the changing lines and variety of silhouettes. As a result you can date a picture within a few years of costume history. This also makes them very useful when dating the line of vintage dress.
On this page look out for the waist sat at its natural position longer bias cut and inverted pleated skirt. Clothes sometimes show softness in sleeves and yokes. Emphasis is still on clinging fabrics moulding round the hips and full length evening dresses are de rigueur. The 1930s was a very stylish decade. My original detailed text information on the 1930s can be found in the main section on the Stylish Thirties. You may also be interested in the link to Utility Clothing.