Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries - Softcover

Hart, Avril; North, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1851772588 ISBN 13: 9781851772582

Publisher: V & A Publications, 2000

Synopsis

This volume offers the opportunity to see fragile clothes in detail. Perfection is in the detail: decorative seams, exquisite stitching, knife sharp pleats and voluptuous drapery feature alongside more usual techniques such as stamping, pinking and slashing. Many of the skills displayed have been lost to the modern world: such labour-intensive handwork is no longer done and these effects cannot be replicated by machine. Yet many fashion designers take their inspiration from the past, adapting ideas to a more contemporary idiom. Containing a gallery of photographs, accompanied by line drawings showing the construction of the complete garment, this book should appeal to anyone interested in historical costume and textile history, from cut and construction to fabrics and trimmings.

About this title

Review:

"...sumptuous and authoritative..." -- The Scotsman

"A collection of delicious close-up and detailed photographs" -- Antique Dealer

"Both a visual feast and a useful resource." -- International Textiles

"Nothing in Harvey Nicks has the wit of that 1630 undersmock stem-stitched with snails and peapods." -- The Guardian

"Sumptously illustrated...an informative books for those collectors interested in textiles and fashion." -- Antiques and Collectables

From the Publisher:

Review quote
"A visual feast for all fashion lovers, and an essential resource for curators, collectors, students and designers." ANTIQUE DEALER AND COLLECTORS' GUIDE

About this edition

• Publisher: V & A Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1851772588
• ISBN 13: 9781851772582
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192