Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail

by Lucy Johnston

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This is fantastic book for the dedicated student of costumes or fashion history. The photographs of actual garments are beautiful and very useful. (

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Another "must-have" for those insterested in historical fashion. Gorgeous close-ups of details makes you salivate. (

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2006-11-01

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A glorious companion volume to Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries (V&A 2000) and Modern Fashion in Detail (V&A 1998), this book captures the opulence and variety of nineteenth-century fashion through an authoritative text, exquisite colour photography and line drawings of the complete garments. From the delicate embroidery on neoclassical gowns to the vibrant colours of crinolines and the elegant tailoring of men's coats, the richness of the period is revealed in breathtaking detail.… (more)

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