Costume


Patterns of Fashion 3: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women, C.1560-1620
Corsets and Crinolines
Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860
Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing sixteenth - century dress
Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail
Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute - A History from the 18th to the 20th Century
Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940
Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries
Costume in Detail: Women's Dress 1730-1930
Costume and Fashion: A Concise History (World of Art)
20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment
The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930
The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900
A History of Costume (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790
Christopher Manske
When something—a mirror, an inaccurate measurement, or a costume—comes between us and the things we observe, facts can become less apparent, or they can get hidden away.
Christopher Manske, Outsmart the Money Magicians: Maximize Your Net Worth by Seeing Through the Most Powerful Illusions Performed by Wall Street and the IRS

On n'échappe pas à sa condition. On fait des efforts, on se travestit dans une existence pour mieux en fuir une autre, on s'arme d'artifices, on se barde de diplômes et de paillettes mais à la fin il reste toujours un vêtement qui nous trahit, un costume trop grand, un masque factice qui révèle nos visages invariants. ...more
Joris Giovannetti, Ceux que la nuit choisit

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