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Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries
by Avril Hart ; Susan North
Binding: Paperback, 223 pages
Publisher: V & A Publications
List Price: USD $107.00
Weight: 269
Dimension: H: 0.75 x L: 11.73 x W: 0.54 inches
ISBN 10: 1851772588
ISBN 13: 9781851772582
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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.

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