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Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Monumental, profusely illustrated study of English fashions from 1485–1603. Highly authentic, detailed survey exuberantly describes clothing, headgear, hairstyles, jewelry, collars, footwear, more worn by royalty, nobility, middle and lower classes. Most illustrations from contemporary sources. 1,000 black-and-white figures. 24 halftones. 22 color plates.
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Carefully researched, meticulously detailed account of the style and construction of period costumes. Includes descriptions and illustrations of royal apparel, elaborate ecclesiastical dress and vestments, academic and legal garments, and civilian dress of all classes. Also discusses jewelry, armor, textiles, embroidery and hairdressing.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This lively book reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen's beloved books, focusing on the long Regency between the years 1795 and 1825. During this period, accelerated change saw Britain's turbulent entry into the modern age, and clothing reflected these transformations. Starting with the intimate perspective of clothing the self, Dress in the Age of Jane Austen moves outward through the social and cultural spheres of...
Publisher
Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our kings and queens over the last 400 years, from Elizabeth I to the present Queen Elizabeth II, explaining how the royal wardrobe is a carefully orchestrated piece of theater managed by the royals themselves to control the right image and project the right message to their subjects. Royal fashion is, and always has been, as much about politics as it is about the cut." --
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Costume dramas have emptied pubs, wrecked social calendars, and launched countless careers. Seen on PBS, this series looks beyond the silks and velvets, sprawling manors, and addictive story lines to reveal how the best of them were made.
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