Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen’s Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860

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Englishwomen’s dresses and their construction c.1660-1860
A detailed list of drawings and patterns taken from original specimens

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Written and illustrated by Janet Arnold, PATTERNS OF FASHION 1 is devoted to Englishwomen’s dresses and their construction, c. 1660-1860.
–This unique book comprises drawings and patterns taken from (48) original specimens. Examples include a bodice in ivory silk with two main points from 1660-1665, a riding habit from 1730-1750, and a wedding dress in ivory silk from 1827-1829.
–Moreover, Ms. Arnold brings the next:
· Pattern cutting and dressmaking, c 1660-1860. A choice of extracts from recent sources.
· A pictorial outline of Englishwomen’s costume, c.1660-1860.
· Drawings and patterns of Englishwomen’s dresses, c. 1660-1860 taken from original specimens with main points showing their construction
· Additional subject material at the cut of early eighteenth-century dresses
· Metric conversions
· The usage of the patterns for full-scale work
· List of selected books
Englishwomen’s dresses and their construction c.1660-1860
A detailed list of drawings and patterns taken from original specimens

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