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European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790

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European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790

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This authoritative and exhaustive guide to three centuries of fashionable dress carefully traces the evolution of wearing apparel in Western Europe from the late Tudor period (1490) through part of the reign of George III (1790). Relying on period paintings and prints to illustrate various elements of clothing, the authors have meticulously dated every costume and detail. Here are accurate representations of sixteenth-century conventional fashions for women; doublets, slashed sleeves and hoods; Spanish trunk periwig in the early eighteenth century, along with the origin of modern suits for men, cravats, parasols, and the bustle; and the reappearance of the hoop in the later 1700's along with monstrous coiffures, the wide-skirted coat transformed into a tail-coat, and much more. An important section on costume patterns is also included. Graphic artists and designers for the theatre, motion pictures and television will find the permission-free illustrations in this comprehensive guide indispensable. Costume enthusiasts will delight in its pictorial coverage.
Release date NZ
November 28th, 2002
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Country of Publication
United States
Edition
2nd edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, unspecified
Imprint
Dover Publications Inc.
Pages
320
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions
156x235x22
ISBN-13
9780486423227
Product ID
12046589

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