17th-Century Men's Dress Patterns 1600 - 1630 (Victoria and Albert Museum) - Hardcover

Melanie Braun; Luca Costigliolo; Susan North; Claire Thornton; Jenny Tiramani

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500519056 ISBN 13: 9780500519059

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

This book presents full step-by-step instructions for the making of early 17th-century men s clothes and accessories in a technically accurate, visually exciting and easy-to-follow format. Twelve garments all historical pieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections are featured: a suit, three doublets and a cloak, as well as a felt hat, an embroidered nightcap and a plain nightcap liner, a pasteboard picadil, a sword girdle and hangers, a pair of mittens and a linen stocking. They have been analysed so that every aspect of the pattern is exact. Scale patterns and precise construction diagrams are accompanied by colour photography of the whole garment as well as an abundance of informative details and X-ray photographs that reveal the hidden structure of each piece, showing the precise number of layers and the types of stitches used inside. The methods and techniques of historical tailoring and plain sewing are shown in detail. The authors have some of the best historical tailoring skills in the world and have worked with world-renowned institutions such as the Globe Theatre in London, creating award-winning costumes for film, stage and television. This book is a unique resource for costume and fashion designers, fashion historians and students.

Table of Contents

Foreword Men's wardrobes, 1600 30 Clothing terms Dressing men, c. 1600 30 Tailoring the doublet Sewing stitches Embroidery stitches How to use this book The patterns 1. Green silk velvet doublet 2a. Doublet of slashed silk satin 2b. Slashed silk satin trunk hose with canions 3. Sword girdle and hangers 4. Crimson silk grosgrain doublet 5. Slashed doublet of stamped ivory silk satin 6. Embroidered silk damask cloak 7. Felt hat 8. Silk satin picadil 9. Embroidered linen nightcap 10. Linen nightcap liner 11. Crimson silk velvet mittens with embroidered tops 12. Embroidered linen stocking Select bibliography Acknowledgments

About this title

About the Author:

Susan North is the Curator of Fashion 1550-1800 at the V&A.
Jenny Tiramani was the Director of Theatre Design from 1997 to 2005 at Shakespeare's Globe theatre, where she and Melanie Braun, Luca Costigliolo and Claire Thornton led its award-winning experiments in Shakespearean stage costume. In 2009 they founded the School of Historical Dress in London, where they all currently teach.
Melanie Braun is also Head of Wardrobe at the Nederlandse Reisopera, Enshede, the Netherlands.
Luca Costigliolo also teaches at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.
Claire Thornton was the tailor for Mark Rylance as Richard III and Stephen Fry as Malvolio in the Shakespeare s Globe / Sonia Friedman productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night on Broadway in 2015.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0500519056
• ISBN 13: 9780500519059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176