Four Hundred Years of Fashion
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1851771166 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorNatalie Rothstein was formerly keeper of textiles and dress at the V&A.
sherri said Good, for what it is. This isn't a modern, glossy style book with lots of coloured pictures. It's printed in 198Good, for what it is sherri This isn't a modern, glossy style book with lots of coloured pictures. It's printed in 1984 and very much of that era with most images in black and white. Good for anyone interested in costume history with some very beautiful garments. Just not a big and splashy production.I'm hoping the Victoria and Albert will eventually do another one because their collection is superb and this one really doesn't do it justice. (Although I imagine the. and very much of that era with most images in black and white. Good for anyone interested in costume history with some very beautiful garments. Just not a big and splashy production.I'm hoping the Victoria and Albert will eventually do another one because their collection is superb and this one really doesn't do it justice. (Although I imagine the. Beautiful gowns, wonderful pictures, not enough detail icbleu 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. "I'm sure it's a wonderful book" according to K.Stanford. I'm sure the book is wonderful, but the book I received had a funny smell to it, which set off my allergies so I had to return it. If I could be sure the book would come from a different provider I'd purchase it to give it a chance.
An 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.
Natalie Rothstein was formerly keeper of textiles and dress at the V&A.