Famous Frocks

Fill your closet with self-sewn frocks inspired by style icons from film, music, and fashion with this collection of classic patterns! Created by Sara Alm, Hannah McDevitt and published by Chronicle Books, this hardcover guide makes it simple to recreate the signature silhouettes of Audrey, Farrah, and Marilyn from home. Encouraged by easy-to-follow instructions, paper patterns, archive photographs, and watercolor illustrations by Kerrie Hess, you can capture the look of ten legendary ladies w... More

Fill your closet with self-sewn frocks inspired by style icons from film, music, and fashion with this collection of classic patterns! Created by Sara Alm, Hannah McDevitt and published by Chronicle Books, this hardcover guide makes it simple to recreate the signature silhouettes of Audrey, Farrah, and Marilyn from home. Encouraged by easy-to-follow instructions, paper patterns, archive photographs, and watercolor illustrations by Kerrie Hess, you can capture the look of ten legendary ladies who pioneered fashion from the silver screen of the 1930s to the concert stage of the 1980s. If that isn’t ‘spool’ enough, the authors have also provided a contemporary counterpart to each historically accurate design for a total of twenty glamorously detailed garments! It’s your cue to take the spotlight as a DIY diva!