If you love the designs, fabrics, and sheer beauty of 19th and early 20th century women's fashions, this book will be your guide and time machine. It presents over 450 enchanting color photographs of modern-day models wearing the dresses, waists, undergarments, and accessories of this elegant era, including daywear, sportswear, and formalwear. Unusual items such as fancy dress, aesthetic garments, and reform styles are explained and illustrated. This book will help both novice and expert collectors accurately identify and date their collections by evaluating the silhouette, construction, style, and details of fashionable garments. Sound advice for maintaining, laundering, and repairing them is also provided, as is a price guide. , 466 color photos, 8 1/2" x 11", Price Guide
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty, but problematic,
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This review is from: Victorian and Edwardian Fashions for Women 1840 to 1919 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide) (Paperback)
This is not a good book for the beginning costumer (who is, unfortunately, the intended audience). There are some wonderful clothes pictured--the variety of styles and types of clothing is helpful, as are the close-ups of embroidery and other trim. But, some items (both old photos and clothes) are misdated. While in most cases the error is only by a few years, two pieces are incorrectly dated by a decade or more. As a museum professional, I was also distressed by the wearing of antique clothing while also discussing methods of preservation. Museum associations, The Costume Society of America, and most vintage clothing collectors do NOT endorse wearing original garments. Someone with a solid background in costume history will still find this book a useful addition, but I would not recommend it as the first or only resource.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Coffee Table Book,
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This review is from: Victorian and Edwardian Fashions for Women 1840 to 1919 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide) (Paperback)
The author contacted a local theater with a vintage clothing collection, gathered some pretty friends (who look very pleased to be in a book), and photographed them wearing the clothes. The text reads like a summary of any well-known history of costume, complete with familiar quotes from original sources, with the addition of chapter titles like "Whoops for Hoops" (1850s styles). Buy this book if you want to see pictures of vintage clothes, but don't take it too seriously.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
These ARE authentic looking,
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This review is from: Victorian and Edwardian Fashions for Women 1840 to 1919 (A Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide) (Paperback)
Unlike fashion plates, these are authen6ic fashoins shown much as they would show in period photographs.
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