Mary Fernald and E. Shenton, Historic costumes and how to make
them, Dover publication, Mineola, New York, 2006, 159
pages.
Cartonné souple, excellent état
This practical and informative guidebook is a "must-have" for
anyone planning to create accurate period costumes for theatrical
productions and historical reenactments. From short tunics worn by
Saxon men in the fifth century to a lady's bustle dress of the late
1800s, this profusely illustrated text contains a wealth of
authentic patterns. Information on pattern sizes, materials
required, and methods of sewing accompany simply drawn diagrams for
Elizabethan doublets, capes, and trunks; a man's coat and vest from
the Restoration period; a lady's bell-shaped gown of the eighteenth
century; an early-nineteenth-century empire gown; a crinoline; and
other wardrobe items.
Diagrams have been carefully and accurately drawn to scale from
working patterns, and detailed notes for making costumes include
suggestions for the most suitable colors and textures to be used
for costumes of particular historical periods. A final section
includes diagrams and information for creating period headdresses,
caps, and hoods. Students of costume design, home tailors, and
community drama groups will welcome this carefully researched guide
to fifteen centuries of English fashions.
Reprint of Costume Design and Making, Adam and Charles
Black, London, 1937.
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