Tuesday, February 23, 2010

The Seamstresses of 1900 London




http://www.fashion-era.com/the_seamstress.htm

2 comments:

Lucy Corrander said...

My grandmother worked for a seamstress in London around about then, sewing fine silk dresses and being paid 6d a week for it. She was told she was lucky not to have to pay for the tuition!

Lucy

Hermes said...

Thank you. They worked in terrible conditions but made such beautiful objects. What a contrast.