Ackermann's Costume Plates: Women's Fashions in England, 1818-1828 (Paperback)

by Rudolph Ackermann (Author), Stella Blum (Editor)

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Product Description
fashion plates from great 19th-century "style" periodical Repository of Arts show evening, riding, walking dress, women’s fashion in charmingly rendered pictures. Finest source for post-Empire, pre-Victorian Romantic style in women’s costume. 8-page color insert.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (February 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486236900
• ISBN-13: 978-0486236902
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #926,304 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Plates are the thing..., June 18, 2000

By	Tara Maginnis (Fairbanks, AK USA) - See all my reviews

As the title of this book suggests, the subject matter isprimarily reproductions of many ladies fashion plates from the higheststyle journal of the English Regency. Sadly, too few of the plates are reproduced in color, however, the editorial choices made by Stella Blum (at one time curator of the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Collection) about which plates to reproduce, and which ones to print in color are intelligent, and her brief essay of introduction is highly informative. This book is a must for people wanting to see what Regency Fashion looked like, or for people who wish to identify Fashion Plates. People who need a more through text on the subject should also buy "Jane Austen : In Style" by Susan Watkins, Hugh Palmer. People who want guidance on how to make these clothes should also seek out "Federalist & Regency Costume : 1790-1819" ed. by R.L Shep. END

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fashion Plates for a good price, May 9, 2001

By	Gay H. Hammond "Educator/Actor/Playwright" (North Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those of us who love to indulge in poring over antique fashion plates, this book is an excellent acquisition. I recommend it not for someone particularly new to costume history, but for those who need good reproductions of this particular period as a resource. Well worth the extremely reasonable price. Be aware that these plates were the "ideal" in fashion at this time. Look at our own fashion magazines and think about how close everyday clothes are to those images and you'll understand my caution.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for late Regency and early Romantic, but we need more books on this era!, August 13, 2006

By	Joseph A. Admire (Manassas, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Rudolph Ackermann was one of the premier fashion illustrators of the early 19th century, and many of his finest works from 1818 to 1828 (many in color) are preserved in this high-quality paperback from Dover Publications, kings of vintage-fashion books. Everyone wanting to know what women wore in the years between Waterloo and the height of the Romantic Era will want this book, and for that reason I give it 5 stars.

However...we really, really, REALLY need Dover to put out a book or two on fashions of the Napoleonic and Regency era from 1789 to 1815. There are plenty of fashion plates available from the period, for instance in the well-known magazines "La Belle Assemblee" and "Lady's Monthly Museum", and there are any number of Regency-fashion enthusiasts who have put together exhaustive websites on the topic. So how about it, Dover? Jane Austen fans everywhere will blow out Amazon's servers ordering such a book if you publish one! :)