Dress in Eighteenth-Century Europe 1715 - 1789: Revised Edition

by Aileen Ribeiro

In this beautiful book, Aileen Ribeiro surveys the clothing worn by the middle and upper classes throughout Europe in the eighteenth century and discusses what this meant in terms of social definition and identity. Ribeiro, one of the world's premier historians of dress, also looks at such subjects as developments in retailing and distribution, etiquette, the rise of the dress designer and couturier, the evolution of ready-made clothes, fancy dress, and the masquerade. This new edition updates the text and bibliographical material in the previous highly acclaimed volume and adds many new illustrations in full color.

Genres: Fashion, History, Fashion History, Art History, Nonfiction, 18th Century, Georgian

336 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very well-researched and informative book. However, although the descriptions of the clothing were very detailed, I found it difficult to picture what the items would have actually looked like. I wish there were more pictures of the details the author described. I think my confusion was largely due to my unfamiliarity with the terminology and basics of clothing construction during this time period.

[marissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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