The Evolution of Fashion: Pattern and Cut from 1066 to 1930 1st Edition

by Margot Hamilton Hill (Author), Peter Arthur Bucknell (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0896760998

ISBN-10: 0896760995

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This book should be of interest to all those concerned with design and costume for the stage, the screen and television. It traces the development of costume and cutting over a period of almost ten centuries.;Margot Hamilton Hill, an illustrator and lecturer on the history of fashion, has provided 56 full-page drawings, which illustrate, in period settings, the changing trends in male and female dress from 1066 to 1930. For each of the costumes, Peter Bucknell has contributed a dressmaker's pattern, drawn to scale and supported by technical notes on making up. Peter Bucknell has also written the accompanying text including comments on the general characteristics of the costume of each period and observations on appropriate deportment for both men and women.;Notes on undergarments which played such an important part in determining the line of the costume, as well as the headdress and hairstyle, outer garments, shoes and accessories, will help to complete the effect of period style.

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Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Drama Pub; 1st edition (June 1, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0896760995
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0896760998
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 1 x 13 inches

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Claudia R Bosworth

Replacing my worn out copies.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2020

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Love the patterning examples. Perfect for stage performances. A good place to begin for more scholarly work on truely historical clothing. I have worn out two previous copies.

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Maria

Better for theatre than costuming use...

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2011

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You get two examples of people, one male and one female, for each time period, but you also get a background of items, patterns, and animals from each time period. That's nice if you want to be the queen of England, but if you want a sampling of different characters from each time period, you'll needed a different book. I didn't find it helpful. The drawing style is also not helpful for its disproportionate nature. I wouldn't recommend this book for anything more than reference.

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Rubie Mae

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018

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Love this book.

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C.A. Szarek

Very cool

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018

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Very cool book, I think it will be very helpful!

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Kilamije

Interesting book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021

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Good book. Very interesting. Just what I was looking for! Love it!

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Episcopal1992

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015

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Thankyou very much for this absolutely sublime book, I truly adore it!

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Horsemama

Eva Favaro

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2009

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I am a sometime costumer, and love the patterns offered in this book. I have used a couple of them and they turned out just as they look in the picture....well maybe a little larger than that :^}

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Bjarte Runderheim

Bad shape

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2019

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Quite bad shape.

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clare moutrie

Not for novices

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2015

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I think this book could be pretty useful if you are already good at sewing but not sure how to 'get' the shapes of period costumes. Not so much for novices like me, even though I can see that the pattern pieces are accurately drawn.

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Best costume book ever!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2015

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Ordered this book 2 weeks ago and it came well before the date it should have, I was delighted. It is second hand so I wasn't expecting perfect condition, the cover is a bit dirty and damaged but the pages are 99.9 percent perfect. This book is great and lives up to the hype. My teacher in college has it and we use it all the time and I really wanted my own! It comes in handy so much! So happy to have it for so cheap!

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John

My Mum's bible

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2014

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My mum was a keen costume designer and this was her bible. She had lost her copy of this book and was delighted when we found it on Amazon.

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Paola

Un prezioso viaggio nella storia.

Reviewed in Italy on June 6, 2018

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Testo in ottime condizioni. Solo il nome di un proprietario scritto a matita nella seconda di copertina, cosa che mi ha fatto piacere trovare. Il libro è un prezioso escursus nella storia della moda. Tavole in bianco e nero di grande formato, con cartamodelli in scala 1 a 8, che vengono sviluppati in tre taglie e in in modello femminile e maschile. Inoltre, per ogni epoca esaminata, una ricca introduzione elenca colori, materiali, guarnizioni, accessori, acconciature specifiche dell ' epoca. Molto molto molto soddisfatta.

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Reviewed in Italy on July 31, 2018

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