Books On
Victorian Fashions, Accessories & Lifestyle
Books covering the mid 1800's to the
turn-of-the-century. Victorian fashions, clothing accessories, historical
costuming, Victorian patterns & sewing in the 1800's, vintage catalogs &
Victorian photography.
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This book follows the evolution of fashion through
original period magazines; fashion plates, articles and photographs. The
major part of this book consists of antique photographs of the hats'
original owners. Learn to date paintings and antique photographs by
their clothing. Learn about care, repair, and proper storage of
antique hats. 404pp. Hardbound.
A compelling pictorial archive of over 200 vintage
photographs depicting a broad range of faces and fashions from
American's Victorian period (1850s-1910). Rare tintypes, cartes de
visite (small photos glued to calling-card-sized mounts), cabinet cards,
and other authentic materials offer a wonderful glimpse of real people
in real clothes. Each photograph accompanied by an identifying caption.
264 black-and-white photographs. Introduction.
Captions. 88pp. 83/8 x 111/4".
Paperbound
Le Journal des Demoiselles and Le Moniteur des Dames et
des Demoiselles were among the most popular fashion magazines
published for French women during the latter half of the 19th century.
This volume reproduces in glorious color 52 fashion plates from
extremely rare issues of these two periodicals. 64pp. 91/4
x 121/4
The magnificent array of ladies' fashions that characterized the century
are on display in this remarkably complete decade-by-decade overview. Drawing
almost exclusively on contemporary sources-fashion magazines, newspaper, rare
period photographs, memoirs, Victorian novels, periodicals and other
publications, as well as firsthand observation of actual garments-the author
describes and explains the couture that evolved in response to changing social
conditions, technological innovations and cultural developments.
Museum curators, vintage clothes collectors and fashion historians will
find this carefully researched and well-written book and indispensable tool for
dating, identifying and authenticating vintage clothing. Not only are styles
described and illustrated in detail for each year; all the small details of
construction by which specimens can be dated are given wherever possible.
Moreover, designers, illustrators and fashion enthusiasts will be delighted by
the superbly detailed illustrations, which painstakingly document the
fashionable finery of the Victorian era. 891 black-and-white illustrations, 226
halftones. Note. Index. Bibliography. 3 glossaries. Chronological table. 576pp.
81/8 x 11. Paperbound.
