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Pictures of four centuries
of British clothing, mindsets, and society. Holbein portraits,
for example, show in a glance various dressing rites and rituals.
Fascinating facts will allure readers, children's apparel, the
retail trade, wigs, and servant dress, among others.
(1996) Published by Harry N Abrams,
326 Page Hardcover Book.
ISBN: 0810963175. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
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This book centers on dress
from the 1700's, and its coverage of the period is excellent.
All kinds of info on how clothing was fashioned, worn, supported
by corsets and what would become the 19th-century version of
the enormous hoopskirts/ crinolines. Includes lots of info on
men's fashions as well.
(2000) Published by Costume and
Fashion,
120 Page Paperback Book. ISBN: 0896762262. Eligible for FREE
Super Saver Shipping.
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book goes into details that others leave out. What type of
lining was used, how the embroidery was done, drawings of
the hooks and eyes used to hold some garments closed, etc.
(1977)
Published by Drama Publishers, 76 page Paperback Book.
ISBN: 089676026X.
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It's
a clearly defined guide for the correct shape and cut of any
era of costume, whether it be Tudor or Georgian. Explains
in detail the draping method over a corset and guides you
step-by-step in the construction of the costume.
(1991)
Published by, 176 page Hardcover Book.
ISBN: 0887346103. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
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This
book is a comprehensive guide to designing leather garments.
Leather apparel design covers everything from the history of
leather to tanning, handling skins, designing and constructing
garments. This book also includes a special chapter covering
the care and maintenance of leather garments
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Recommended
this book for getting started. It lists many of the different
types of furs, leather, suede. Giving a solid background even
if you just want to know more but don't want to sew.
(1974)
Published by Unknown, 160 page Paperback Book.
ISBN: 0020119305. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
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A
comprehensive illustrated guide to the history of clothing and
fashion. At different times in history, fashionable dress has
taken very different forms. From the first fashion style of
the Egyptians to the extravagant clothes of the Romans, to the
twentieth century, this book chronicles the evolution of style
for both males and females.
(2001)
Published by Checkmark Books, 256 page Hardcover Book. ISBN:
0816045747. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
by
Blanche Payne, Geitel Winakor, Jane Farrell-Beck, Jerry Payne
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This
edition has all of the power of the original with an added preface
and a further, more detailed chapter on 20th Century dress and
period details.
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A
reference manual that will aid the doll dresser in making authentic
period costumes for French Bebes and German bisques of the late
19th century. 20 color and 112 b/w photographs as well as numerous
illustrations. Writers have written several doll dressmaking
resource books over a number of years.
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(1986)
Published by Hobby House Press, 126 page Paperback Book. ISBN:
0875881920. Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
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Great pictures in clear black and white showing what people
wore in all different classes of society from about 1485 to
1601, carefully documenting changes in high fashion and also
showing differences in different countries (England, Spain,
France, Germany). This book is a must have for anyone who
is interested in fashion of the 1500s.
