Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780002171908 ISBN: 0002171902 Label: William Collins Manufacturer: William Collins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: February 20, 1984 Publisher: William Collins Sales Rank: 2183194 Studio: William Collins
Product DescriptionAn updated and revised edition of this popular title, this edition draws on the Victoria and Albert Museum's most popular gallery, the Costume Court, to tell the story of men's and women's fashionable dress through the ages. Descriptive entries discuss the materials, cut and trimming of individual garments and give fascinating insights into the donors and the life and times when the clothes were worn.
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Rating: - Historical Costume collection...
Colored and black & white plates from the historical dress collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. William Collins, 1984. 8 1/2x11 in. softcover. Many plates are full-page and color, and high-quality paper was used. Construction details and historical annotations are provided. Discussion of the fashion background of each piece is provided.
Rating: - Beautiful gowns, wonderful pictures, not enough detail...
100 years of Fashion was an excellent read for the more scholarly-minded costumer in need of an accurate source book for their historical costuming. Although it provided plenty of close up pictures and trim details about the garments profiled in the book, it didn't cover sufficient enough details about the garment's construction for one to reconstruct a replica from this book alone. I highly suggest owning this book as an addition to one's library of period sources for research, but if you need a ... Read More
Rating: - An excellent reference book...
I was very pleased with this book. It is all about the costume (dress) collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The book shows both color and black and white photos of virtually every costume on display with detailed captions (a hole section is nothing but photos and descriptions of the collection). The photos are amazing. The book covers the years in which the garments were made as well as the history surrounding each item. It is one of the most accurate references you can find on historical ... Read More
- Historical Costume collection...
- Beautiful gowns, wonderful pictures, not enough detail...
