The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930

The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930
ISBN-10
1135856109
ISBN-13
9781135856106
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
395
Language
English
Published
2013-10-08
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Norah Waugh

Description

Each period in the history of costume has produced its own characteristic line and silhouette, derived from a cut and construction which varies considerably from age to age. Here are patterns taken from actual dresses, many of them rare museum specimens, illustrated by sketches of the dresses. There are notes on the production of women's dress, with references to early technical books and journals, together with diagrams from some of them. Numerous illustrations show the dresses as worn complete with their hairstyles, jewelry, decorations and accessories.

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