A History of CostumeThe author's intention in compiling this work was to show by practical examples the history of the development of dress. This is the most reliable and authentic account of the subject, for the author took pains to base his study on actual pieces of clothing that have survived, only turning to paintings, statues and other reproductions in cases where originals no longer existed. |
Contents
THE PEOPLES OF ANTIQUITY | 53 |
THE TEUTONIC PREHISTORIC PERIOD | 121 |
THE MIDDLE AGES | 131 |
THE FourTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES | 161 |
PATTERN OF CLoAk of FIG 225 | 188 |
GERMAN Womens DREss FIFTEENTH CENTURY | 194 |
ITALIAN MENs DREss FIFTEENTH CENTURY | 198 |
PATTERN of CLosEFITTING BROCADED DRESS OF ITALIAN | 204 |
SPANISH Womens DREss END of THE SIxTEENTH CENTURY 23 I | 231 |
FRENCH WomeNs DRESS TIME OF CHARLEs IX | 238 |
PEASANTs SMOCK | 245 |
3O5 HooD SIXTEENTH CENTURY | 251 |
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 286 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 332 |
THE PERIOD 17901820 | 374 |
THE PERIOD 182070 | 403 |
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appearance became began beginning blue bodice body braid breast breeches brim broad buttons called cape classes cloak close-fitting closed cloth coat collar colour consisted continued costume covered doublet edge EIGHTEENTH CENTURY embroidered fashion fastened fifteenth fitted folds foot fourteenth century French front garment gathered GERMAN girdle gold gradually hair head headdress hips hood hose Italy jacket kind knees lace ladies later leather length linen lining longer lower material MEN's DREss middle Munich Museum narrow neck ornamented over-dress padded PATTERN piece pleats pointed reached retained ribbon robe round seam second half sewn shape shoes short shorter shoulders sides silk similar sixteenth century skirt slashed sleeves sometimes Spanish stockings strips style tight trimmed upper usually varied various velvet waist wear wide widened wider width women wore worn wrist