An expanded and updated edition of this collection of drawings which ranges over ten centuries of English historical costume. Designed for quick reference, the book is divided into the reigns of the monarchs, with notes to pinpoint specific features such as fabric, decoration, accessories and cut.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too ambitious,
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This review is from: Costume, 1066-1990s (Paperback)
Part of the difficulty of this book is that it tries to do so many periods--and does none of them well. The drawings convey the incorrect impression that basic silhouettes changed little over 900 years, and they seem to be based on other costume books, rather than on actual contemporary portrayas of dress, and so compound the errors of these earlier books, sometimes combining elements of dress which were never seen together in actual fact. There is no attempt to site sources for the costumes, so it cannot be used as a springboard for further research. The only real use I can see for it is perhaps for theatre designers wanting an overall impression of how the clothes of a particular period looked, and even then, there are much better books for almost every period in print.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
An overview,
By Kerri (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Costume, 1066-1990s (Paperback)
I recently did a design project with the late 1800's as my inspiration. I found that because this book covers so many time periods, that it only really gives a brief overview of the time periods. I used other books and came across details that were repetatively seen, yet not included in this book. This book is good in that it does compile all of the time periods into one book and can give the reader a basic idea on what the styles were, but it shouldn't be relied on as an all-encompassing resource.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very helpful resource for the SCA,
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This review is from: Costume, 1066-1990s (Paperback)
This isn't the "all inclusive" book but it does present nice pictures with short essay explainations. I was very tired of reading 5 pages of information to try and visualize what the costume looked like. This book along with a more detailed description was the best tools for my research.
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