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Patterns of Fashion 4
by
Janet Arnold
The Cut and Construction of Linen Shirts, Smocks, Neckwear, Headwear and Accessories for Men and Women C. 1540-1660 (Patterns of Fashion)
No one interested in the history of dress, from art historians to stage designers, from museum curators to teachers of fashion and costume, can function effectively without Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series. Since her ...more
No one interested in the history of dress, from art historians to stage designers, from museum curators to teachers of fashion and costume, can function effectively without Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series. Since her ...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
December 9th 2008
by Costume and Fashion Pr
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Anyone with an interest in accurate 16th to 17th century historical clothing
The Patterns of Fashion series is pretty much the grail of historical costuming from the Renaissance onward and this last (sadly posthumously published) book in the series actually blows the preceding three away. The focus is primarily Western and Southern European linen undergarments and accessory pieces from the period surrounding and including the Elizabethan era which have managed to survive the intervening centuries. After a brief discussion of materials, items of focus, and practices, the ...more
Finally -- this is the one in the series that I have been looking forward to. Those into renaissance clothing need this one. And it is the best instructions for making ruffs that I have found yet.
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