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18th-century fashion in detail

18th-century fashion in detail

North, Susan, 1956- author.
Book 2018

This book reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting, slashing, and stamping that make up some of the garments in the Victoria and Albert Museum's superlative fashion collection. With an authoritative text, exquisite color photography of garment details, and line drawings showing the complete construction of each piece, the reader has the unique opportunity to examine up close historical clothing that is...

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ISBN:
9780500292631
Edition:
Revised and expanded edition
Description:
224 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm
Other Title:
Eighteenth-century fashion in detail
Notes:
"First published in the United Kingdom in 1998 by Victoria and Albert Museum, London"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-222) and index
Control Number:
2522425
Other Authors:
Clare, Henrietta, photographer
Davis, Richard, 1960- photographer
Mallinson, Deborah, illustrator
Shreffler, Fayette E., Mrs., illustrator
Victoria and Albert Museum
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