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Summary:

"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 often too fragile to be on display. It is an inspirational resource for students, collectors, designers, and anyone who is fascinated by fashion and clothing.This new edition features an updated design, improved navigation, a comprehensive index, and an introduction that sets the examples in full historical context."-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• 1. Pleats, gathers and looped drapery
• 2. Collars, cuffs and pockets
• 3. Stitching and quilting
• 4. Lace and whitework
• 5. Embroidery
• 6. Pastes, foils and beads
• 7. Chintz and painting
• 8. Pinking and punching
• 9. Fringes, ribbons, tassels and buttons
• 10. Fur, feathers and straw.

Author/Creator:

North, Susan, 1956- , author

Contributors:

Clare, Henrietta , photographer

Davis, Richard, 1960- , photographer

Davis, Leonie , illustrator

Mallinson, Deborah , illustrator

Victoria and Albert Museum

V&A Publishing

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

18th-century fashion in detail [by North, S.]

Related Series:

Fashion in detail

Subjects:

Victoria and Albert Museum — Catalogs

Clothing and dress — Great Britain — History — 18th century — Catalogs

Fashion — Great Britain — History — 18th century — Catalogs

Fashion — Europe — History — 18th century — Catalogs

Victoria and Albert Museum

1700-1799

Fashion

Clothing and dress

Europe

Great Britain

Genres:

Catalogs

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.
"First published in the United Kingdom in 1998 by Victoria and Albert Museum, London"--Title page verso.
"This revised and expanded edition first published in 2018 by Thames & Hudson [...] in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London."--Title page verso.
"Design and layout © 2018 Thames & Hudson Ltd."--Title page verso.

Physical Description:

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

Call Numbers:

GT736 .N67 2018

ISBNs:

9780500292631 (paperback)
0500292639 (paperback)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2017959305

OCLC Numbers:

1019658129